Komorebi

for baroque string trio
ca. 6’30”

Komorebi (2020), written for baroque string trio, was inspired by one of my daily walks from my home in Ann Arbor to the music school. It was in the fall, and Michigan had not yet been engulfed by the thick dreary clouds that descend upon us every winter. The warm sun was shining through the leaves which scattered and reflected the light, shades of orchid yellow and green sparkling like the most beautiful sequin dress — a phenomenon coined "Komorebi" by the Japanese. The wind was gently caressing the tree as it rocked the branches side to side, rustling and whispering as it passes through the leaves. It was a genuine, beautiful moment in a semester racked with anxiety and stress, a rare flash of unadulterated joy.

Komorebi was written for the 2020 University of Michigan CoLab Concert.

Performances:

14 Mar 2020 (world premiere)
University of Michigan: CoLab 2020
McIntosh Theatre, Earl V. Moore Building, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, USA
Olivia Taylor, baroque violin; Xenia St. Charles Gilbert, baroque viola; Helen LaGrand, baroque cello

 

 

Komorebi (2020), written for baroque string trio, was inspired by one of my daily walks from my home in Ann Arbor to the music school. It was in the fall, and Michigan had not yet been engulfed by the thick dreary clouds that descend upon us every winter. The warm sun was shining through the leaves which scattered and reflected the light, shades of orchid yellow and green sparkling like the most beautiful sequin dress — a phenomenon coined "Komorebi" by the Japanese. The wind was gently caressing the tree as it rocked the branches side to side, rustling and whispering as it passes through the leaves. It was a genuine, beautiful moment in a semester racked with anxiety and stress, a rare flash of unadulterated joy. Komorebi was written for the 2020 University of Michigan CoLab Concert.