RETURN

for string quartet and percussion

(2024)

written for the 2024 Yellow Barn Young Artist Composition Program

Premiered at the Yellow Barn Young Artists Program Concert on June 16th, 2024 at Big Barn in Putney, Vermont

Eleanor Markey, Eunae Koh, violins; Arcan Ísenkul, viola; Sarah Kave, cello; Jordan Katz, percussion

Duration: 7 minutes

Program Notes:

“Return” is inspired by a recurring dream of mine rooted in climate anxiety, where stars gradually appear in the night sky of New York City. It is a terrifyingly beautiful sight, as the ocean takes back this sparkling metropolis, all the light pollution that veils the sky fades away, now viewing the starry sky from an underwater lens. The piece acts as a soundtrack to this imaginary sci-fi movie that I found myself in, painting the experiences of being in a dream and trying to remember a dream after it has escaped consciousness.