Quilt Panels

Year

Year

1990

Instrumentation

Chamber Ensemble

Duration

17'

Scoring

Cl. Hn. Pno. Vln. Vla. Vcl.

Publication

Publication

Theodore Presser

Program Note


Program Note

Quilt Panels for clarinet, horn, string trio, and piano was inspired by the AIDS Quilt. The sextet is in six continuous sections, each dominated by a single instrument. From a simple set of notes it builds to something grand and sad.

Recording


Opening

0:00/1:34

Ostinato

0:00/1:34

Press Quote

From a simple set of notes...it builds to something grand and sad. What was most impressive was the young composer's control of his materials, his ability to suggest nostalgia without becoming sentimental...

The Sun (Baltimore)