Program Note: Composed near the end of my mother’s long descent into dementia, as witness, I sought a release of wordless expression and reflection through music. –RW (Audio is a midi realization)
Configurations
(Audio is a midi realization)
A Moment’s Impression
Originally composed as a submission for Suzanne Mueller, cello & Thomas Piercy, clarinet, 15 Minutes of Fame.
Then Again
Points of thought restated. – RW
(Audio features the premiere performance by cellist, Susanne Friedrich at the Rivers School Conservatory Faculty Recital at the New Music Seminar.)
Resolves
Dedicated to extraordinary cellist, Carmine Miranda.
Carmine breathes life into music with his soulful artistry and nuanced mastery. I am very grateful to have this demo studio recording as a work sample.
Winter’s Solitude
Program note: Clear, cold light and quiet introspection infuse two moods of existential contemplation on a winter’s day.
(Audio is a concert performance at Turtle Bay Music School, NYC.)
Why Is It?
Program note: A moment’s questioning of an emotional circumstance.
(Audio is a concert performance at Turtle Bay Music School, NYC)
In Conversation
Confidentially
A brief intimacy of a shared moment in confidence. – RW
(Audio is a midi realization of the version for bassoon and cello.)
