Six of One (2017)
Six of One
woodwind quintet // 10 minutes
6 movements
I - Playful
II - Contemplative
III - Sincere
IV - Impetuous
V - Reflective
VI - Capricious
Premiered March, 2017
Commisioned by Lehigh University for its Sesquicentennial Celebration
This work has also been performed at Concerts on the Slope (recordings below), the Women’s Festival of Hartford, and by 406 Woodwind Quintet of Montana State University.
Difficulty
Advanced
Program Note
Six of One attempts to capture six dispositions of a single individual. The short movements – playful, contemplative, sincere, impetuous, reflective, and capricious – are meant to convey different sides of the same person, assuming the various moods and temperaments that one might feel from day to day. At less than two minutes each, the character pieces move quickly from one to the next, each introducing new material. Throughout the work, certain passages – melodies, harmonies, and rhythmic ideas – reemerge to create a coherent whole. Likewise, in our own lives, though our behaviors might vary, certain underlying tenets remain the same.
