Composer : Gian Carlo Menotti (1911-2007)
Title: Suite for Two Cellos and Piano - Arioso

Denis Brott - Cello 1
Evan Drachman - Cello 2 
Samuel Sanders - Piano

Homage To Piatigorsky

Arioso (Gian Carlo Menotti)

Piano Trio in C minor I. Andante

lyrics:

it's ok to cry
every day if you have to
it's ok to sleep
peace from the war

it's alright to sing
let it bring joy to the sorrow
it's alright to cry
some more

i don't know your pain but i will fight
i won't let this go even if doing what's right 
isn't easy
i'm tired, believe me, but
so are you

i don't know your pain but i will stand
i won't let this go so take my hand
it's not easy
i'm tired, believe me, but
so are you

so are you

it's ok to cry
or to laugh if you need to
it's ok to sleep
peace from the war

so are you (demo)

Flute: Alaina Clarice
Oboe: Liz Fleissner
Clarinet: Brian Do
Bassoon: Caden Ridge
Horn: Zachary Anderson

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Thoughts on the piece: Quartertones and any smaller division of the octave is something I have a really hard time exploring in acoustic pieces. I love doing this with electronics- I could listen to two sinewaves beat against each other for a long time. Still, it’s been really difficult for me to incorporate this into my acoustic language. This sort of abstractly expressive sound-world isn’t always the right place for it, but I think this piece has expanded my range significantly. The emotive power and tension/release that these colors give the piece add a yearning or aching quality to the slow gestures, and there are some moments that I think just sound magical with these new colors.  

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Image: Detail from Catherine Erb - Cloud Study 32 (Clouds over Water), 2016, Mixed media photo encaustic, 36” x 80”

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