Fortunate Fall

For string quartet
Performed by Olivia de Prato, Holly Workman, Victor Lowrie Tafoya, and T.J. Borden (Mivos Quartet)
June 2019, Dublin, NH (Walden School Creative Musicians Retreat)

Originally intended as another movement for my earlier Paradise Lost string quartet, Fortunate Fall was inspired by my rereading of Paradise Lost in early 2019, shortly after recovering from a mild concussion. Throughout the piece, traditional forms are warped as my reflections on both the book and my concussion unfold.