ON THE INTERLOCKING OF HANDS (2025)
FOR SOLO SOPRANO VOICE AND SMALL ENSEMBLE
Written for the Fromm Foundation Composers Conference. First performance by soloist Sharon Harms, the Conference Ensemble (Barry Crawford, flute; Mike Lombard, trombone; Louise Schulman, viola; Greg Chudzik, bass; Mike Truesdell, percussion; Steven Beck, piano), and conductor Matilda Hofman at the Avaloch Farm Music Institute in Boscawen, NH in August 2025.
Scored for Fl. Trb. Vla. Cb. Perc. Pno or Fl. Cl (dbl. BCl). Vla. Cb. Perc. Pno** (version in progress)
*Percussion List: Crotales, Vibraphone, Two Wood Blocks, Two Suspended Cymbals, Sandpaper Blocks (or something of a similar texture), Tom Drum, Bass Drum, Tam-Tam
**Version with trombone preferred.
Duration: ca. 17 minutes
PERFORMANCES
Soloist Sharon Harms, the Conference Ensemble (Barry Crawford, flute; Mike Lombard, trombone; Louise Schulman, viola; Greg Chudzik, bass; Mike Truesdell, percussion; Steven Beck, piano), and conductor Matilda Hofman premieres on the interlocking of hands at the Avaloch Farm Music Institute in Boscawen, NH in August 2025.
Live performance by Sharon Harms, the Conference Ensemble, and Matilda Hofman at the Avaloch Farm Music Institute in Boscawen, NH in August 2025.