"Falling Canons grew out of compositional elements from Falling Man, an extended scena for baritone voice and orchesta that I composed between 2008 and 20010. The original vocal text, adapted for setting by J. D. McClatchy, is based on a fragment fom Don DeLillo's powerful post-9/11 novel Falling Man, published in 2007." -- Composer's program notes.
(E.B. Marks). Duo for Violin and Piano is cast in the form of a single, continuously evolving movement, whose musical ideas move from an urgent, hushed blur of whirring sound to a buoyant and optimistic lyrical theme, stated by the violin over syncopated chordal figures in the piano. The melodic shapes of these episodes are transformed in various moods and tempi throughout the composition.
(E.B. Marks). A beautiful, sublime single movement romance, which makes for an excellent recital piece. 10 minutes.