Composed for and dedicated to San José State University alumna Donna
Stoering, this piece was premiered by her at my retirement concert.
Inspiration
came from a serigraph by Melanie Gendron reflecting her summer's stay
with her Native-American grandmother. Essentially there are three
sections.
The first is a quiet, ethereal passage using only five notes with
three of
them held by the sostenuto pedal allowing quick gestures to produce
sustained
sounds. It is indeed a reflective setting. The second part explores a
three-strand
texture: a high, fast repeated note drone, a slow chordal middle range
texture,
and a loud counter-gesture that enters sporadically. This is followed
by a very rapid repeated eighth-note section with asymmetrical accents
providing
the unexpected. A brief return to the second section followed by the
first
ends the work. Donna has performed it throughout the world. Brent Heisinger
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A Walk Within Winter Play
Recorded on 05/01/2010, uploaded on 05/01/2010
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A Walk Within Winter Brent Heisinger
Composed for and dedicated to San José State University alumna Donna Stoering, this piece was premiered by her at my retirement concert. Inspiration came from a serigraph by Melanie Gendron reflecting her summer's stay with her Native-American grandmother. Essentially there are three sections. The first is a quiet, ethereal passage using only five notes with three of them held by the sostenuto pedal allowing quick gestures to produce sustained sounds. It is indeed a reflective setting. The second part explores a three-strand texture: a high, fast repeated note drone, a slow chordal middle range texture, and a loud counter-gesture that enters sporadically. This is followed by a very rapid repeated eighth-note section with asymmetrical accents providing the unexpected. A brief return to the second section followed by the first ends the work. Donna has performed it throughout the world. Brent Heisinger
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