overturevo

for violin (or flute), clarinet, cello, and piano

Flute Version:
Performed by Laura Cocks, Joshua Rubin, Thea Mesirow, and David Friend
August 6, 2023, Dublin, NH (Walden School Alumni Composers Forum)

Violin Version:
Performed by Luis Lechuga, Daniel Young, Ella Kaale, and Charlie Richardson
October 21, 2023, Los Angeles, CA (Thornton Composers Ensemble)

This piece was originally written for my junior year independent work at Princeton between January and May 2020.  I was burnt out and felt aimlessly stuck in stasis as I was starting the piece, but I found myself reminiscing about certain fleeting moments of escape from that headspace.  Covid-imposed lockdowns during the middle of this piece’s composition prompted more thinking about juxtaposition of stasis and momentary release.   

Due to pandemic circumstances, I moved on from thinking about a performance of this piece until I was invited to submit a work for the Walden School’s 50th Reunion Alumni Composers Forum in August 2023, where I quickly had to change the violin part into a flute part.

Special thanks to the Walden School for providing me an opportunity to finally hear this piece live; to Dmitri Tymoczko and Lukáš Janata for their mentorship; and to Laura Cocks, Joshua Rubin, Thea Mesirow, and David Friend for their excellent performance.