“Rêves Étranges (‘strange dreams’) focuses on the fleeting and unusual nature of dreams. It is structured in eight very short movements that jolt from one mood to another quite quickly, as dreams tend to do. Themes from the first movement recur through the piece as reminiscences, their presence unexplained.  Some ideas leave themselves unresolved, as if the listener is jerked awake, unable to comprehend the end of the thought.”

Rêves Étranges by Chase Dobson

“Each day the sun sinks below the distant horizon, and the world, for merely a moment, is flooded with blue light. The organic quintuplet figures and extended harmonies illustrate the shimmering, otherworldly quality that engulfs the landscape as the sunlight dwindles away. The piece drifts into chromatic and quartal despair just as the dusk fades into darkness, and ends with a hymn mourning the departed sun.”

Blue Dusk by Dylan Hunn

“A few months ago, a close friend of mine passed away. In honor of his much-too-soon death, I composed this short funeral march to commemorate the unexpected loss of a very good friend. The slow, repeated inner voice chords are meant to imitate the sound of an old wind-up toy, and the series of mis-resolved cadences show the end of an essence before its time.”

Requiem for Piano by Josh Sniderman

“This is a story that personifies my impression of a blue moon. The first section reflects the World’s (violin and cello) preparations for the arrival of the Blue Moon (flute). The second section is the song of the Blue Moon to the World. The Blue Moon asserts her presence through the lyrical melody. The third section depicts the Blue Moon’s power to light up the World with her might and her majesty.”

Blue Moon by Joshua Choe

“A piece for solo piano, Bipolarity chronicles the highs and lows associated with manic depressive disorder. The first movement is slow, going through the low and relaxed states of the disorder, while the second movement is brisk and manic.” 

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