Afternoon In A Memory
• written for Xiao and Guqin; 2' 00"
• written for Xiao and Guqin; 2' 00"
Inspired by some Chinese philosophies, Afternoon In A Memory brings forth consideration for the relationship of activity and rest. This short ternary work is divided by a section of pause and negative space, a place of reflection and consideration that reminded the composer of an afternoon spent in the sun in the shade of an oak tree. The title leads to ambiguity: can an afternoon being located within a memory as a physical place, or is it instead a poetic framing of a memory of an afternoon? This work does not serve to inspire answers, but instead questions that you may also ask while sitting in the shade of an oak tree.
Zhou Yi and Yimin Miao premiere Connor's Afternoon In A Memory, virtually from Queens, NY.
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