As part of the 2022 Akropolis Chamber Music Institute, Akropolis and participants premiered new works by 4 fabulous participant composers.
"Scenes from My Mother's Story" was composed by Aaron Hendrix and performed by Kristen Diederichs (oboe); Kari Landry (clarinet); Matt Landry (saxophone); Gabrielle Hsu (bassoon); Max Hammond (piano) and Noel Holloway (percussion).
The composer provides the following description of "Scenes from My Mother's Story" ~
"This piece tells the simple and personal story of my mom’s journey into motherhood. “Lost Lullaby” is for my mom’s first pregnancy which ended in miscarriage. It is at times simple and sad, at times turbulent and confused, even angry. The opening oboe solo presents the Motherhood Theme, and the entirety of the piece is derived from this plaintive tune. Eighteen months later, my older sister was born. My mom described their expanded family unit as “Our Perfect Trio”. The scene begins tentatively, a fresh and fragile life, guided by young and cautious parents. Soon, however, the music leaps forward, spinning with the unbridled joy of newfound familial bliss. I arrived one year later. During this pregnancy, my mom was concerned she did not have enough love for two children, the sheer intensity of emotion she felt for my sister surely could not be fractured or spread. Her father assured her: “Love doesn’t divide, it multiplies”.
Four years passed, and my younger sister was born. Now “Outnumbered”, my parents had saved their most independent and exhaustingly energetic child for last. About halfway through the scene, the musical momentum is parlayed into something weightier, melancholy. Time spins away, indifferent to any mother’s plea for reprieve. “20 more years” pass in in a moment. The final scene reprises the Motherhood Theme, followed by a quick statement from each of the three kids. These just sort of drift away, leaving the piano alone for it’s final, bittersweet musings. This, however, is not the end. Childhood is just the “Prelude” to the next story."
Performed at John M. Hall Auditorium in Bay View, MI on August 10, 2022.
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