Recording by the Unheard-Of//Ensemble (Ford Fourqurean, clarinet; Erica Dicker, violin; Iva Casian-Lakoš, cello; Daniel Anastasio, piano) at the Kemp Recital Hall at Illinois State University in Normal, IL in November 2022.

EMBERS, CINDERS, ASH (2022)
for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano

PROGRAM NOTE
When I begin writing a piece about a topic that is commonly portrayed, I try to ask myself - are there any ways to think about this topic in a different way? For ember, cinders, ash, I took a look at something simple - fire - and my personal relationship with the topic aside from it being generically dangerous. self-ignition mimics the struggle to start a lighter or a fire. the warmth of those around you is about how bonfires and firepits are used to bring people together and form a sense of community. Lastly, extinguished revisits the concepts of movement 1 and is about putting the fire out.

Written for the Unheard-Of//Ensemble as part of their 2022 residency at Illinois State University. First performance by Unheard-Of//Ensemble at the Kemp Recital Hall at Illinois State University in Normal, IL in November 2022.

Duration: ca. 12 minutes

PERFORMANCES
Unheard-Of//Ensemble premieres embers, cinders, ash at the Kemp Recital Hall at Illinois State University in Normal, IL in November 2022.

AWARDS
ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award, Finalist
Score Follower Call for Scores, Selected Score