Here, again, Awake (2025)
percussion duo
c. 4 minutes
Percussion 1: 2 cowbells (medium & low), 1 small suspended cymbal, 3 wood blocks, marimba (4.3 octaves)
Percussion 2: 1 cowbell (high), 5 temple blocks
Co-commissioned by The Walden School and Talujon
Premiered by Talujon
Louise Shonk Kelly Recital Hall, Dublin, NH, 11 July 2025
The final form of Here, again, Awake (2025) could not be more different from my original conception of the piece. Several months ago, I imagined something delicate, gentle, and fluttery. The final piece is a blustery burst of energy that pushes forward until it peters out in its final moments. The title paraphrases a line from Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse (1927) that occurs when a character returns to her summer home after ten years away. Originally, I thought this piece would reflect how memory of a place changes after a decade away. Now, however, this piece feels more closely tied to the decade itself and the storms that are weathered within it.
c. 4 minutes
Percussion 1: 2 cowbells (medium & low), 1 small suspended cymbal, 3 wood blocks, marimba (4.3 octaves)
Percussion 2: 1 cowbell (high), 5 temple blocks
Co-commissioned by The Walden School and Talujon
Premiered by Talujon
Louise Shonk Kelly Recital Hall, Dublin, NH, 11 July 2025
The final form of Here, again, Awake (2025) could not be more different from my original conception of the piece. Several months ago, I imagined something delicate, gentle, and fluttery. The final piece is a blustery burst of energy that pushes forward until it peters out in its final moments. The title paraphrases a line from Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse (1927) that occurs when a character returns to her summer home after ten years away. Originally, I thought this piece would reflect how memory of a place changes after a decade away. Now, however, this piece feels more closely tied to the decade itself and the storms that are weathered within it.