Waiting for a Lullaby (2019)

Written for Kate Dreyfuss, sponsored by [dnme]

Duration

6 minutes

Instrumentation

Violin

First Performance

November 5, 2019 at Nelson Music Room

Performer: Kate Dreyfuss

Program Notes

The first movement of an ongoing project for solo violin, which will explore its range in character and techniques from the simplistically ethereal to complicated nightmares, centered around the theme of sleep. Waiting for a Lullaby begins this discovery through simple repetition focusing on the violin's natural ability to emote, while it waits for the dreamer to fall asleep