Composing
Flow for Solo Cello
Flow is a reflection of what it’s like to be new at something. You struggle with stops and starts and self-consciousness as you try to find flow, or the place where you lose your self-consciousness and simply exist. Then for a moment you find it! It’s a wonderful feeling, but for a newbie it doesn’t last very long and your mind returns to reality, reflecting on the experience. This piece is about 3’30’’.
Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations
Writing a cadenza always seemed like an insurmountable challenge until I ended up in a situation where I had to write one in less than 24 hours! The two I wrote for the Rococo Variations took a bit longer than that, but if it weren’t for that sink-or-swim moment, I probably wouldn’t have done it.