A short piece for piano.

Recollection of what it felt like to be little, and the beauty of having each other and growing up together. Wistfully, because we lost it when everything else around us fell apart. But holding on to the hope of finding a way back to each other, knowing that the love within our hearts will never change.

For Charly

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Wistful Reflection

A piece for piano and cello.

Like an old music box that has gone slightly out of tune, the memories of an abusive childhood will stay forever in one's heart.

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Lost Childhood

Inspired by the quote of "The Little Prince" the night before he leaves Earth and says goodbye to the human he became friends with, who is sad about his departure.

"In one of the stars I shall be living. In one of them I shall be laughing. And so it will be as if all the stars were laughing, when you look at the sky at night... You - only you - will have stars that can laugh!"

A composition for my 20th Century-Techniques class.

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Stars That Can Laugh

A short piece for piano.

For My Grandma († 1997)
She was my hero, and my favorite person in the world.
My heart will miss her always.

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Always

A composition for piano.

Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten.

For Jess

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Ohana

Composition and Orchestration for Piano and Strings.

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Midnight Waltz

One movement of a chamber work for string quartet (2 violins, viola, and cello).

This is a piece about the state of conflicting thoughts within oneself; the ambivalence of feelings that come with these thoughts. The jarring panic of not knowing which thought to listen to, paired with the longing for calm/peace of mind, and the feeling of hopelessness within this confusion, and we don't know what to do. Ultimately, however, we know that this is just what it is, and it is up to us to deal with it, no matter how overpowering it can seem at times.

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Prisoner Of Our Own Thoughts

I wrote this piece a year ago, as an expression of my gratitude to the old couple who took me in and allowed me to stay with them whilst being in college.

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Sheltered Heart

"The Land of Dreams" begins with the idea that comes to our mind with the connotation of the word dream. But dreams aren't always good, and the music soon loses its sense of security - and instead describes the whirlwind of emotions that dreams can throw us into.

Within the music I tried to capture feelings such as losing the ground beneath your feet as you are falling asleep, the bad dreams that keep you tossing and turning, and the realization you are only caught in a bad dream.

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09/24/2017

The Land Of Dreams

Meditation on Time
Nina Cremer
Performed by Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble
at California State University Fullerton February 24, 2018

From far away, time seems to be passing very slowly. Small changes are hard to notice. But as you zoom in, you notice that the space in time is actually very busy; there is so much happening in so little time. I tried to capture that with this piece: the length of time, the relentless and constant ticking of the clock, counting down the seconds, minutes, hours; but also the busy-ness of time that we don’t notice every day. And with that busy-ness, in turn, we don’t notice the time that we are losing. This piece was a reflection on how important it is not to lose sight of the little things that mean something to us, among all the chaos and things that draw our attention in a million directions.

'Meditation on Time' starts with a view on time from far away, how it just slowly continues on its course. But as you look closer, it becomes apparent that time is not so still at all - it's busy and hectic and much more convoluted. But that's the way of life, and within that convolution we find our own peace of mind, as we keep following along our path.

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