Woven by Memory (16.5’)

for viola & cello

Woven (6’)

for viola & cello

Escuela Superior de Música y Danza de Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico on June 18, 2025

René Espinal, viola & Nancy Olivares, cello

World Premiere: Art League Rhode Island, Pawtuckett, Rhode Island on May 3, 2025

Jake Pietroniro, viola & Kamyron Williams, cello.

Program Notes:

When I saw that Art League Rhode Island was putting on an exhibition of fiber art inspired by music, I thought it would be fun to bring the idea full circle and create music inspired by fiber art. But this music is more than simply inspired by the art of Norma Smayda and Laurie Carlson Steger: I actually created the rhythms in the piece from patterns I found in their works. Out of these rhythms I “weave” my piece of music using a wide array of colors, textures, and scales.

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