Talking in Circles (2014)
for violin and viola
or
For Violin and Cello
14 minutes
Program Notes
Talking in Circles is a conversation that becomes an argument. Two characters are in dialogue, talking but not agreeing. They repeat themselves, making the same points in different ways. There is progress, but ultimately the conversation goes nowhere. In three movements – Give and Take, At odds, Agree to Disagree – Talking in Circles traces this evolution. Give and Take features an exchange, a constant back and forth between the instruments. At Odds, is a standoff. Lines have been drawn. Each side pleas their case, but their cries fall on deaf ears. Finally, in Agree to Disagree the pair are at an impasse. There is some common ground. The musicians find a way to come together, but it is an obstinate unity, a begrudging acceptance of differences.
Premiered December 15, 2014 by the andPlay duo at Cloud City, Brooklyn, NY.
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Recent Performances
January 29, 2022 Talking in Circles, Boston, MA. Juventas New Music Ensemble, Ryan Shannon.
March 5, 2018 Music at Eden’s Edge, Essex, MA. Jacques Lee Woods and Annie Rabat.
February 26, 2018 Music at Eden’s Edge, Essex, MA. Jacques Lee Wood and Annie Rabbat.
April 9, 2017 Spiderhouse, Austin, TX. Prismatx.
February 3, 2017 Le Lieu Unique, Salon de Musique, Nantes, France. Ensemble 0.
December 2, 2016 Toledo Art Museum, Toledo, OH. andPlay
November 30, 2016 Short North Stage, Columbus, OH. andPlay.
October 24, 2016 Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT. andPlay.
August 11, 2016 Narloch Piano Studio, Chicago, IL. Min Park and Brittany Nelson.
June 14, 2016 Ravens Winery, Geneva, NY. Hannah Collins and Clara Lyons.