Task Ahead Is Enormous, and There Is Not Much Time
Task Ahead Is Enormous, and There Is Not Much Time
piccolo, violin, piano and percussion
Composer's Note:
The title of the piece is a quote by Noam Chomsky, from an interview published on July 12, 20191. Chomsky was speaking about climate change, but when I read it I was immediately struck by the fact that the quote can be extrapolated and applied to just about everything going on in our nation and world today, from politics, socio-economics, and international military conflicts to the global rise of racism, nationalism, anti-semitism, and gender & sectarian violence.
Throughout much of the piece the ensemble plays in different spheres; not just in terms of physical space, but also in different meters and tempos. What emerges slowly over the course of time is that the heart of the piece is a virtuosic percussion solo; the percussion becomes the voice of Chomsky -- and all of us -- basically saying "Wake the %@ up! There isn't much time!"
The Task Ahead Is Enormous, and There Is Not Much Time was written for [Switch~ Ensemble].
Authored (or revised): 2020
Duration (minutes): 10.0
First performance: Feb. 17, 2020 - Gusman Hall, Frost School of Music, University of Miami by [Switch~ Ensemble].
Book format: score + 3 parts
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