Folk Song
2024
For two Violins
Duration: c. 6'30"
Written for Ava Shedd and Emma Joyce
Premiered on April 9, 2024. University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
For two Violins
Duration: c. 6'30"
Written for Ava Shedd and Emma Joyce
Premiered on April 9, 2024. University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
Program Note
While I did not grow up in a particularly rural part of the state, I did receive my fill of Kentucky Bluegrass music. So, when asked to write a violin duet, I could not help but envision two fiddle players instead. Folk Song plays into this idea with a healthy mix of Appalachian, blues, and classical styles. It centers on a single tune, frequently heard in call-and-response as if one voice is teaching it to the other. Just as in the actual oral tradition, this tune varies slightly each time. It is evolving and personal, but always retrospective and timeless.
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