Rustling (2019): vibraphone, violin, cello.

I’ve always loved the seemingly innocuous sound of rustling leaves. It’s one of the only ways we are able to physically perceive the presence of the wind, aside from feeling the breeze on our skin. For me, there is a sort of magic there. When I find myself paying attention to that sound, it often evokes memories from many different times in my life. Just imagine how many times, and in how many different places you’ve heard that sound…walking to school, on a hike, on vacation, before a terrible storm, some time when you felt lonely…The omnipresence of the sound of rustling leaves has the ability to become associated with as many moments in your life as you let it and, in this way, has the potential to become powerfully evocative. For me, this is the real magic of the wind, and the power of the rustling leaves.

First performance given at Spectrum: New Works from North Texas, University of North Texas, Denton, (TX)/USA. Destin Wernicke (vib), Phoenix Abbo (vln), Alex Paradis (vc).

Version for flute, violin, and cello also available.