When Whales Walked
The idea for a piece about Whales began many years ago. I was always drawn to their singing but when I saw a pictures of the whales straight up - as if they were walking the themes just came out. The concept of a single line or note transforming to a melody - representing the whales surrounded by their two worlds - above and below the sea. I began to hear them waking for the day gently greeting each other. Mothers caring for their young, their beautiful movements as they dance reaching for heaven - and their ballet below. They return the same way as they came to the calling of the night...their journey like ours takes them to unknown places but always returns to the familiar. The work is an adagio, a song of love, freedom and hope that we all carry inside.
Score: Orchestra
The idea for a piece about Whales began many years ago. I was always drawn to their singing but when I saw a pictures of the whales straight up - as if they were walking the themes just came out. The concept of a single line or note transforming to a melody - representing the whales surrounded by their two worlds - above and below the sea. I began to hear them waking for the day gently greeting each other. Mothers caring for their young, their beautiful movements as they dance reaching for heaven - and their ballet below. They return the same way as they came to the calling of the night...their journey like ours takes them to unknown places but always returns to the familiar. The work is an adagio, a song of love, freedom and hope that we all carry inside.
Score: Orchestra