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Compass Points was commissioned by Trio Verdehr and Michigan State University. The title of the work alludes to the fact that each of its three movements was composed in a different geographical location. The movements do not follow any particular program but each inevitably unfolds under the spell of a different state of mind or circumstance associated with each particular locale. The titles of the movements are: 1. Verde que te quiero Verdehr 2. In memoriam (Robert Avalon) 3. Scherzarengue.
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Clarinet, Violin, Piano
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Commissioned by Trio Verdehr and Michigan State University
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Program Notes Compass Points was commissioned by Trio Verdehr and Michigan State University. The title of the work alludes to the fact that each of its three movements was composed in a different geographical location. The movements do not follow any particular program but each inevitably unfolds under the spell of a different state of mind or circumstance associated with each particular locale. The titles of the movements are: I. Verde que te quiero Verdehr II. In memoriam (Robert Avalon) III. Scherzarengue The first movement was composed while I was a Fellow at the Civitella Ranieri Center in Umbria, Italy. The sound is luscious, damp and intensely green, like the landscape one experiences in this part of the world during the month of May. Verde que te quiero verde (Green, because a want you green) is the title of a famous poem by Spaniard Federico Garcia Lorca. The similarity between the word verde (Spanish for green) and the name Verdehr didn't escape me. The second movement, composed in Bloomington, IN, was conceived as a tribute to pianist and composer Robert Avalon, director and soul of Houston’s Foundation for Modern Music until his premature death in April of 2004. I had the strange fortune of meeting and spending time with him as guest of the Foundation only days before he passed away. The title of the third movement is a made-up name that merges the terms scherzo and merengue. Scherzarengue is based on a typical fast riff found in merengue, a fast, duple-meter dance from Dominican Republic. In traditional merengue these fast riffs are usually played on a saxophone (more recently replaced by electric guitar) and they make wonderful sources for variations. The character of this last movement reflects the hectic life my wife and I led during the fall of 2005 in the midst of moving to East Lansing, starting new jobs, and expecting our youngest son Niklas.
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I. Verde que te quiero Verdehr II. In memoriam (Robert Avalon) III. Scherzarengue
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