sketch, scribble, scrawl (2025)

for violin, clarinet, and marimba, 9’

written for the Ascendant Trio and completed in March 2025

Program Note:
A little known fact about me is that I started off as a a sketch artist before I ever wanted to do music. I always loved the feeling of holding a pencil, creating small pointless doodles during class when I should be paying attention, and the way many small fragments combine into a singular idea. A response to my graphic score from last year "splash, splatter, spill", "sketch, scribble, scrawl" is about the precision and repetitive motions I loved so much when drawing.

Performances:
April 20, 2024, Ascendant Trio, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
April 17, 2024, Ascendant Trio, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
April 17, 2024, Ascendant Trio, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
April 6, 2024, Ascendant Trio, University of Michigan, Briggs Chamber Music Competition, Ann Arbor, MI

[recording coming soon]