hold/release (2022)
violin, cello
c. 7 minutes
Commissioned by The Walden School Faculty Commissioning Project for performance by Warp Trio
Premiered by Josh Henderson (violin) of Warp Trio and Julia Henderson (cello)
Louise Shonk Kelly Recital Hall, Dublin, NH, 8 July 2022
c. 7 minutes
Commissioned by The Walden School Faculty Commissioning Project for performance by Warp Trio
Premiered by Josh Henderson (violin) of Warp Trio and Julia Henderson (cello)
Louise Shonk Kelly Recital Hall, Dublin, NH, 8 July 2022
hold/release (2022) comes from the idea of holding and releasing one’s breath. This piece is full of fluttery harmonies and wisps of melodies that ebb and flow throughout the work. After a fairly stressful year, I initially imagined that this piece would be fast and aggressive—an outlet for the stress that I had felt. In the end, however, I turned to a sense of calm meditation, and hold/release emerged.