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Date Completed:January 11, 2002
Duration:about 5 minutes
Instrumentation:violin
First Performance:Roger Zahab on November 4, 2003, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Pittsburgh
Comments:for Chris, and remembering Tim
Program Notes:This piece celebrates the birthdays of two very important muses to what art is posess: Chris Kizina (a protege and good friend whose birthday falls on December 27th) and Timothy Walsh (the sweet-natured guide of my days as a young man in New York and whose spirit is always at my side - his birthday was January 10th). My birthday on January 5th falls between these two and I have always enjoyed their good company.