Storge

stereo electroacoustic track
2 min.

Storge is an electroacoustic work, taking its name from the Greek word meaning “familial love”— the natural, instinctual bonds of affection that family members feel for one another. The piece incorporates two short quotes (both spoken in German language): one taken from a text by author Maureen Hawkins, and the other a short Biblical quote from 1 Corinthians 13:4. Weaving a soundscape around these spoken words, is a diaphanous melody played on the piano,accompanied by various other familiar, gentle, soothing sounds, including rain on pavement, springtime birdsong, a distant church bell tolling, a saxophone, and a baby laughing.

Storge was commissioned by early music ensemble La Petite Écurie, and premiered on May 18th, 2025, at Schloss Schwetzingen, Germany, as part of the Schwetzinger Festspiele.

Merely a Mockery of Spring

cello & piano

3 min. 20 sec.

This piece was conceived as a miniature chamber work for cello and piano, and the title, “Merely a Mockery of Spring”, was inspired by a line of poetry in a cycle of poems about winter by American poet, Robert Pack. The work was performed and recorded with support of the Canadian Music Centre’s BC Region in summer 2023.
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Sheet music is available through the Canadian Music Centre.