Mixed Times of Yearning
a miniature for viola
Instr:
viola
Duration:
1'40
Performances:
2/1/2018 World Premiere: Karen Bentley Pollick, viola, Chapel Performance Space of Good Shepherd Center Seattle, WA
Originally composed in response to a call for viola miniatures – It is an interesting challenge to compose a work that is meant to fit within a very short timeframe, and have it stand as a complete piece of music that moves through a sense of emotional depth and development. The title refers not only to the mixed time signatures within the music, but also to a brief expression of mixed poignancies of yearnings encountered at different times in one’s life. – RW
Karen Bentley Pollick performed the premiere of this miniature so perfectly exquisitely.