Between Clouds was written in the winter of 2021. The work explores a skybound journey of two characters as they travel through the endless possibilities their world has to offer. Divided into three movements, they each explore a different feature that could be found “between clouds”--opening with a bridge constructed by the two characters, followed by a stroll through the night cast in moonlight, and finally ending with a dance in the emerging sunlight.

The performers you're hearing are:

Wolfgang Scheitinger - Bassoon
Mandy Lyman - Cello
Colin Arnett - Piano

Thank you for listening!

Between Clouds

The first movement of my concerto for Bassoon and Cello. The work explores a skybound journey of two characters as they travel through the endless possibilities their world has to offer. Divided into three movements, they each explore a different feature that could be found “between clouds”--opening with a bridge constructed by the two characters, followed by a stroll through the night cast in moonlight, and finally ending with a dance in the emerging sunlight.

This movement is described as, "A connector between two worlds; its architects yearn for someplace new, and escape across the passage they have made together."

The musicians you hear in this recording are:
Lauren Henning - Bassoon
Hannah Mohr - Piano
and myself on cello

Between Clouds - I. Bridge

Between Clouds was written in the winter of 2021. The work explores a skybound journey of two characters as they travel through the endless possibilities their world has to offer. Divided into three movements, they each explore a different feature that could be found “between clouds”--opening with a bridge constructed by the two characters, followed by a stroll through the night cast in moonlight, and finally ending with a dance in the emerging sunlight.

The performers in this video are:

Wolfgang Scheitinger - Bassoon
Mandy Lyman - Cello
Colin Arnett - Piano

Thank you for listening!

Between Clouds - III. Sundance

Between Clouds - II. Moonlight

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Between Clouds

Sean Lorenzo Penzo