California
When driving home from my family’s Mothers’ Day activities in San Luis Obispo, California in 2016, I noticed the beautiful hills and the rolling ocean fly pass me. I have always taken great pride in the state I was born in but that drive through the most beautiful parts of cemented the idea that I must compose a piece honoring the greatest state in the Union. I immediately took out my tablet, opened the piano app and sketched out the main chorale of the piece. Part 1: “Landscapes” was finished almost a year later. This first part of California takes you on a journey though the diverse geography of the state. In writing this part, I hope to show the world that California is more than just beaches, Los Angeles, and San Fransisco. I want to portray the vast deserts, the beautiful mountains, and the dense forests of my birthplace and my home, California.
Concert Band
April 2017