Sonata No. 1 (1996)

for solo piano

Premiered at my junior piano recital, Oberlin, OH, Spring 1996. 20'.

This piece is dedicated to the memory of my friend Julie Danielson. Julie and I worked together in Alaska in the summer of 1995. She was a caring and sympathetic woman with a wonderfully infectious laugh. A couple of years later, I received a letter informing me that she had drowned crossing a flooded river in California. I was about to begin work on this Sonata.

 

Movement I, excerpt

 

Movement II, excerpt

 

Movement III, excerpt

 

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