Written for: String Quartet (2 Vlns. Vla. Vcl.)
Programme Notes
Co-Commissioned by the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and The Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music, Uproot was written for a series of educational concerts presented by Carnegie Hall in the five boroughs of Manhattan.
A relentless sense of unease prevails in this piece; it is the reminiscence of the anxieties felt in uncertain times, where one’s survival depends entirely on what the next day may bring. There is a sense of helplessness, entrapment, being stuck and unable to fully express oneself. I find myself taking refuge in the past, as it passes by me like a distant dream, but that too, is transient.
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Recording
Performed by: Orchestra of St. Luke’s Chamber Players