REMEMBRANCES, 1996

written for the Roanoke Symphony, dedicated to Robert Stewart

Duration: 14 minutes

Orchestra (2,2,Eng.Hn.,2.2. 4,3,3,1, timp, 2 perc.,hp., full strings

Commissioned by the Roanoke Symphony, this tone poem is an elegy and a tribute to Robert Stewart who was a musician, composer, sailor and loved one. Beginning with an expression of grief and sorrow, the music evolves into a musical portrait, full of warm memories, love and admiration, and images of sailing. Typical of elegies, and tone poems such as Death and Transfiguration by Strauss, it ends in a spirit of consolation and hope.

Performances:

WCLV, 9/19/98, (part of an hour program of her music aired nationally via the Internet)

WCLV, 3/28/98, (part of an hour program of her music aired nationally via the Internet)

CIM Orchestra, Cleveland, OH, 9/24/97

Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, Roanoke, VA, 3/18/96