Aware

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Instrumentation: Flute, recorded voice and electronics

Duration: 6′ 53″

Program notes: Aware (2009) was written and inspired by Sonnet IV from Epitaph for the Race of Man, a collection of sonnetswritten by Edna St. Vincent Millay. The poem, a commentary on the relative insignificance of man as compared to nature, led me to reflect on the larger subject of awareness. The lyrics sung in each of the five vocal parts of this piece are “Where are we? Are we aware?” These are questions I believe to be extremely important to consider at every moment in regard to oneself, others and our interactions with the world we live in.