from scratch
‘From Scratch’ is about how the meaning of a story can change and grow over time. The piece has three movements that are all linked together by a repeating violin solo that keeps cutting into the flow of the music. Each of these solos builds upon the last, getting longer and longer as the piece progresses. Between these moments, the piano and violin work together in different ways to keep the piece progressing forward. Across all three movements the music is seeking a way to complete this story heard in the solos, but with each new chapter the meaning seems to change. The solo isn’t heard in its entirety until the final movement and so is a bit of test of our perception and memory. The violin and piano finally find a way to conclude the piece by assembling the many fragments of the solo into a theme that is both new and entirely familiar.
~ July , 2017 | New York, NY~
TAKE A LISTEN
This piece is a little on the lengthy side, so if you prefer, please find the recording broken out into smaller parts below
