Trio No. 2 for clarinet, violoncello, & piano (2023)
Duration ca. 17'
cl, vc, pno
I. Primordial
II. Conjure
III. Reminiscence
IV. Interlude: The Washing
V. The Clearing
Commissioned by Random Access Music and Artistic Director Thomas Piercy
with support from the New York State Council on the Arts
Program Note
This is a work that is intentionally deep and sober in emotion and its journey. It reflects a moment in life when the old is washed away, leaving what remains cleansed and what is gone, gone. This cleansing can be like a torrent of unrelenting rain striking at the heart, the root that holds life, leaving us in a new life with new opportunity, if we take it.
The music itself includes nostalgic sentiments, playful and rough gestures, atmospheric soundscapes, and melodic expiation and exaltation. “The Rain Washes It Away” for clarinet, ‘cello, and piano was written for and commissioned by Random Access Music and Artistic Director Thomas Piercy with support from the New York State Council on the Arts.
World Premiere: Saturday, December 2, 2023
Random Access Music
RAM Players
The Secret Theatre, Woodside, NY