Lament of the Weary Traveler

• written for Solo Alto Flute; 4’ 00”

• original version, 2’ 00”



( 2018, rev. 2022 )

* work features use of singing and playing

Program Note

Lament of the Weary Traveler explores the relationships between wind, voice, and body percussion. These elements combine to produce a human character who is struggling along a difficult journey. The dissonances created between the voice and flute lines aim to inflect a mood of lamentation, serving to inspire the title of this traveler’s tale. The journey’s remainder is left open-ended and uncertain, much like it began.