Program Note

Meadow Dance employs several motives and themes repeatedly in order to recreate the sensation of motion, compared to a light breeze moving through a grassy meadow. Written in a diatonic musical language, this music is meant to relax the listener into imaging themselves dancing in nature, completely free. A motive of a bouncy, repeated note first heard in the bassoon aims to drive energy into the music, imitating elements of a march. The mood set offers the idea that optimism and a breath of fresh air are necessities in this modern industrial society.

Performances

Premiere: Donna Rose (flute), Catalina Arrubla (oboe), Jason Koerber (clarinet), Anna Goudreau (bassoon)

Bernardston, MA, October 20, 2019, conducted by Connor Gibbs

on Stories We Tell recital