Glenn Stallcop

Piano

Composer's Note:

"Love Couplet" is an adaptation of two tracks from my albums of piano improvisations. The first movement, "Enlightened Moment" is from the album Retreat, and the second movement, "Weightless in Starlight", is from the album Downhill. Both have been adapted and subtly revised for this presentation.
"Enlightened Moment" starts off in a somber, if not a little sullen mood. Moments of wistfulness dissolve back into episodes of bad temper, and then something touching and enlightened appears as if out of nowhere. A moment of endearment and connection just happens and enchants for a while and then slowly fades. But memories of the experience endure.
"Weightless in Starlight" is about the lightness amidst ecstasy, the thrill of being in love . . . as if floating several feet off the ground. Nothing can dampen the feeling, yet nothing can make it happen, it just does. It can only be accepted and enjoyed.