First performance: May, 2021, Youtube release as part of the American Composers Alliance Shelter Recordings Project, Michael Brown, piano
It was the last movement of Three Images that suggested the idea of programmatic titles; while sketching it, I kept hearing a tune that went "round and round." The 24-bar melody gradually builds with each repetition, just as a carousel might increase in speed. The first movement is the celebratory Festivals, and the second, with its long winding lines in its midsection reminded me of winding paths through Labyrinths.
Review
“The Three Images for piano includes ‘Festivals,’ a celebratory piece with a resounding tonal conclusion, and ‘Carousel,’ an accelerating musical merry-go-round. The performance by Michael Stephen Brown is excellent.”
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