Break of Day (2015), for vibraphone and string quintet. Composed by Kyle Brenn. MIDI-generated audio file.

Program Notes:
My mom has made a habit of scattering chunks of stale bread on a bush near her kitchen window most mornings and watching all the little birds take their breakfast. It was during one of these mornings that she heard a particularly melodious birdcall, which she recorded and sent to me. The melody was so clear and evocative that I felt compelled to write a piece surrounding it. Break of Day celebrates birds in an impressionistic way, avoiding instruments (like the flute) or musical figures that are generally associated with them. I try to evoke a wide range of images and emotions throughout, from the graceful, almost hypnotic motion of an airborne flock to the chaotic scramble for the last breadcrumb—all in the service of honoring nature’s original music makers.

Break Of Day

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