Memories of the Snowy Hillside

• written for 3-Octave Toy Piano; 4’ 45”

• alternate editions for Piano or Vibraphone are also available

​( 2019 )

Video Above: Memories of the Snowy Hillside starts at 18:35! ​(Vibraphone)

Recording From Premiere (Toy Piano):

Program Note

Memories of the Snowy Hillside is a short, three-movement work originally scored for a 3-octave toy piano, but was also written with a standard piano or vibraphone in mind. The first movement introduces a yearning motive that outlines a major seventh interval to be heard throughout the full work in different contexts. With different musical colors and uses of this theme, different memories are illustrated for an audience to imagine.

The title was inspired by a student of Connor’s who, when listening to the piece, imagined a young African American girl who got lost outside, near her home, while playing in the snow. A snowstorm blew in and the girl was in danger until finally her parents came to rescue her by the work’s conclusion.