if only in dreams... for bass trombone and piano PDF Download
if only in dreams... was written for bass trombonist Adam Graham and pianist Hyekyung Lee. This piece is about music composition being a tool of radical imagination. Since western thought places such heavy emphasis on objectivity, marginalized groups often utilize radical imagination in their art in order to create a future beyond the reality of oppression that we face on a daily basis. This has been more prevalent in the resurgence of anti-Asian racism brought on in the COVID-19 era.
In particular, this work is inspired by that of two artists: writer and poet Franny Choi and artist Jess X. Snow, mostly her murals. In writing this piece, I really wanted to capture this idea of radical imagination in music.
if only in dreams... was written for bass trombonist Adam Graham and pianist Hyekyung Lee. This piece is about music composition being a tool of radical imagination. Since western thought places such heavy emphasis on objectivity, marginalized groups often utilize radical imagination in their art in order to create a future beyond the reality of oppression that we face on a daily basis. This has been more prevalent in the resurgence of anti-Asian racism brought on in the COVID-19 era.
In particular, this work is inspired by that of two artists: writer and poet Franny Choi and artist Jess X. Snow, mostly her murals. In writing this piece, I really wanted to capture this idea of radical imagination in music.
if only in dreams... was written for bass trombonist Adam Graham and pianist Hyekyung Lee. This piece is about music composition being a tool of radical imagination. Since western thought places such heavy emphasis on objectivity, marginalized groups often utilize radical imagination in their art in order to create a future beyond the reality of oppression that we face on a daily basis. This has been more prevalent in the resurgence of anti-Asian racism brought on in the COVID-19 era.
In particular, this work is inspired by that of two artists: writer and poet Franny Choi and artist Jess X. Snow, mostly her murals. In writing this piece, I really wanted to capture this idea of radical imagination in music.