In the Golden Gleam for solo guitar (2023) (after “Alice in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking Glass” by Lewis Carroll)
In the Golden Gleam was commissioned by Marlow Guitar International as a collection of three set pieces for the 2024 Myrna Sislen Youth Guitar Competition (Youth Division, 11 years old and younger; Junior Division, 12-14 years old; and Senior Division, 15-18 years old). Though no requirement was presented to me about grouping the three pieces as a set, I chose to tie them together into an interconnected triptych inspired by “Alice in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking Glass” by Lewis Carroll. The title of the entire piece is taken from the last few lines of the poem that concludes “Through the Looking Glass:”
Ever drifting down the stream—
Lingering in the golden gleam—
Life, what is it but a dream?
The dreamlike, phantasmagorical world of the Alice books has always had a special allure for me, and I enjoyed discovering musical ways of portraying my impressions of their images and moods.
In the Golden Gleam was commissioned by Marlow Guitar International as a collection of three set pieces for the 2024 Myrna Sislen Youth Guitar Competition (Youth Division, 11 years old and younger; Junior Division, 12-14 years old; and Senior Division, 15-18 years old). Though no requirement was presented to me about grouping the three pieces as a set, I chose to tie them together into an interconnected triptych inspired by “Alice in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking Glass” by Lewis Carroll. The title of the entire piece is taken from the last few lines of the poem that concludes “Through the Looking Glass:”
Ever drifting down the stream—
Lingering in the golden gleam—
Life, what is it but a dream?
The dreamlike, phantasmagorical world of the Alice books has always had a special allure for me, and I enjoyed discovering musical ways of portraying my impressions of their images and moods.
In the Golden Gleam was commissioned by Marlow Guitar International as a collection of three set pieces for the 2024 Myrna Sislen Youth Guitar Competition (Youth Division, 11 years old and younger; Junior Division, 12-14 years old; and Senior Division, 15-18 years old). Though no requirement was presented to me about grouping the three pieces as a set, I chose to tie them together into an interconnected triptych inspired by “Alice in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking Glass” by Lewis Carroll. The title of the entire piece is taken from the last few lines of the poem that concludes “Through the Looking Glass:”
Ever drifting down the stream—
Lingering in the golden gleam—
Life, what is it but a dream?
The dreamlike, phantasmagorical world of the Alice books has always had a special allure for me, and I enjoyed discovering musical ways of portraying my impressions of their images and moods.