Written for the composition program at the Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance, HOPE: In Threads gives the listener a feeling of the darkness that has unraveled in Iran. Since September 2022, the Iranian government has gone on a rampage, murdering the country's prodigious minds and causing a sizeable decline in protests, culture, and religion. As an Iranian who participated in the protests alongside tens of thousands of others, I was struck with these waves of emotion as I realized the immense passion, rage, and hope in all Iranian people at this time.
Premiere - June 24th, 2023
Sarah K. Watts, conductor
The Verona Quartet
Margali Grenier (I. bass clarinet)
Milo Pomerance (II. bass clarinet)
Heather O'Gara (III. bass clarinet)
The Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance, NS, Canada