I wrote this piece for voice, cello, and piano in memory of the pianist Eric Larsen (1952-2024), who was a dear friend and chamber music partner of my very dear friend Daniel Morganstern. The poem, written by Danny's mother Milly (1913-2000), is one that he shared with me only recently, and a poem that was at the very front of both his mind and my mind during Eric's last days. Danny told me recently that Eric met Danny's mother before he met Danny, and that Milly loved listening to them practice together (in her home) extremely slowly, because that way she could hear every detail in the music.
You can listen to a computer-generated file here, and find the music here. The music is also available on this page of the IMSLP.
We are single threads
intertwined
in the fabric
of each other’s lives
We are words
in each other’s stories
We are notes
in each other’s songs
When it’s time to move on
We step
over the edge
into a new space
where we are transformed
as color
in the thread
as meaning
in the word
as overtone
in the note
We continue
intertwined
through life, death
and transformation
On our journey
--Milly Morganstern
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