This work was commissioned by the Toiyabe Chamber Music Society (formerly the Tahoe Chamber Music Society) in celebration of their new name.

Program Note

I chose these three instruments for their contrasting qualities of sound in order to evoke the unique natural beauty of  Northern Nevada. In structuring the work, I imagined ranges of mountains separated by broad playas, with birds soaring overhead among interesting clouds, gusts of wind that rise quickly and subside slowly, streams swelling from snow melt, the seeps and springs that foster aspen groves up high on the slopes and in the ravines, ancient trees standing in stoic testimony to the passage of time.

Performances

Aaron Hill, oboe, Dustin Budish, viola, and Emily Montoya Barnes, harp, premiered the piece as part of ‘The Toiyabe Tour’ in series of three performances across Nevada: Saturday, May 11, 2024, at St. Thomas Aquinas in Reno; Friday, May 24, 2024, at the Fallon Theater in Fallon; and  Saturday, May 25, 2024, at the Eureka Opera House in Eureka.

To view the Eureka performance, click this link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/18sFATSH3FYOq5I3da0QfmzHwELiRL0WI/view?usp=gmail