Here’s a work that’s essentially fresh off the press for Solo viola (or violin). The story behind this one; my friend Holly Nelson asked me to write a work for solo violin for her recital/contemporary requirement for grad auditions. Needing to generate material quickly, I wrote her a violin piece, but on my instrument (viola). So it’s really a viola piece, but it can be played on violin. I used material from works that I had written before but have not completed yet for the introduction and ending of the work (the lyrical lines over C [or G] drones). There are two versions: For Viola, and For Violin. The only difference is the transposition.
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