Three Figments
for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano
Length: 12 minutes
Composed: 2005-2009
Premiere: April 30, 2009. Embryonic Noise Concert Series. Brookline, MA (“Fluid Glances” + Complete Work).
October 17, 2006. New England Conservatory. Boston, MA (“Frivolous Incinerate”).
August 3, 2005. Bowdoin International Music Festival. Brunswick, ME (“Agitate Ecstatic”).
Program Note: My intention in writing these pieces was to write what are essentially three 4-5 minute instrumental rock songs that can also function as a three movement piece in the fast-slow-fast classical paradigm. The piano tends to function in a sort of drum set role, albeit drums that can also carry the harmony.