Bridge River Valley
4/2/03 for piano; also for flute, clarinet, violin & cello
Composer's note
'Bridge River Valley' was the first piece I wrote during my residency at the Banff Centre. It was sparked off by a conversation with playwright Norah Ashmore, who was working on a piece set in the actual Bridge River Valley, in British Colombia. An important event in the story is the building of the first road in the 1950s; the short first movement of the piece was inspired by thoughts of journeying. The second movement seems to have no connection with ideas from play; it is simply an uptempo movement to balance the slow opening.
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