The Things That Keep Us Human (2010)
for Orchestra
“the things that keep us human” is a reminder that all things pass. Whether they are moments of clarity, memories, joy, or struggle, they all dissipate, one into another and what remains is constant motion. Here, constant motion is found in the string counterpoint where cadences bleed and disintegrate into the ever-shifting line. In the second section, although still and hovering, the counterpoint continues culminating in a vista of horn melody. This is a true arrival that breaks into a joyful celebration, which we celebrate all the more as it fades into the distance.
Below is a link to the full score and to an audio recording of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s reading of the piece in December 2010 in Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University.
