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rain (2005) for violin, viola, violoncello, and double bass

The inspiration for rain came from a landscape on the Olympic peninsula. Black clouds hung over the valley, filtering the light to a dark blue. A layer of glistening frost covered the soil and underneath the mist all was still. Despite the depressed appearance of this landscape, there was a potential for growth. It is from this potential that rain begins.

score; violin, viola, violoncello, double bass (pdfs)

performances

April 14, 2007
varying degrees of structure
rain
Brittany Newell, violin; Justin Genziano, viola; Ruth Marshall, violoncello; Scott Teske, double bass
Nseobong Ekpo, conductor
Brechemin Auditorium, University of Washington
listen (mp3)