PROGRAM NOTE

In Japanese, hanakotoba (花言葉) translates to flower-language. It is a common tradition of affixing meaning to certain flowers. These set of short pieces for violin and piano are based on this language of flowers. Each movement’s title is based on physical appearance and strives to reproduce a short musical-fragrance of each flower.

Awarded Third Prize, 2010 Austin State Peay University Composition Competiton

PERFORMANCE HISTORY

July 14, 2015: Bowdoin International Music Festival, Aviva Chertok and Hidemi Minagawa (Violin & Piano)

November 21, 2010: The Definiens Project, Fresno New Music Festival

November 6, 2010: The Definiens Project