REMEMBERING THE NIGHT SKY

This is my most recent performed work, and in some way represents a new style for me in which melodic content is dominant over texture. Harmonic progression is defined in the first movement by the melody and proceeds more quickly than in earlier works. Following a short piano interlude, the second movement is a traditional melody and accompaniment texture (quite unusual for me) with a strong rhythmic drive, except in the short contrasting section in the centre of the movement.

Remembering the night sky,
Flashes of the past storm still on the horizon;
The sea, charged, yet unmoved,
Still boils, but remains unchanged.

The eerie calm after the deluge
Appears out of place, temporary.
The sky above, devoid of stars,
Could again unleash its fury at any moment.

SF, 2001

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