6 min.
Lost Lake, for piano trio, was inspired by two beautifully unrelated sources: a verse of 17th-century Japanese poetry by Matsuo Basho, and a couple of melodic phrases from a work by 12th-century abbess and composer Hildegard of Bingen.
These two ideas came together in the barren month of November, a time when everything seems pared down to its most essential parts. Somewhere in this bleak landscape though, I believe is something pure– a vision, perhaps.
“The moon glows the same:
It is the drifting cloud forms
Make it seem to change.”
Lost Lake is to receive its premiere at the Sonic Boom Festival, presented by Vancouver Pro Musica, at Pyatt Hall, Vancouver, BC, Canada, in March 2025.
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Sheet music is available through the Canadian Music Centre.