...As Resistance (2025) – for violin and marimba - (10:00)
 
Commissioned by Matt Albert for the "&Violin" Project
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Program Notes:
 
Program notes are a funny thing… oftentimes, people consider them to provide insight into the composer’s process and/or thoughts. But how can one tell if the composer is actually sharing the truth, or if they are simply using prose to build up a world they want others to believe to be true?
 
I think it’s important for me to be honest with you, dear listener. This creative project came at an unpredictable time of strife, pain, fear, and concern. Then again, when are those states of being, or any state of being, ever predictable, right? It’s in those times that we have to persist with whatever and however we allow ourselves to face those feelings. Sometimes, resistance looks like protest parades with colorful signs throughout the streets. Other times, resistance may just be getting out of bed, listening to one’s favorite music, spending time with a friend, enjoying a comforting meal, and taking stock of one’s gratitudes for the day. Whatever forms of resistance you need to make it through those unpredictable states of darkness when they hit, I hope you find them.