Seafarer Variations (2025)

Solo Cello | Ca. 7'

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Program Note

Seafarer Variations for solo cello is a set of seven variations based on an original theme. Each variation attempts to evoke the character and imagery of a noble — albeit drunken — seafarer; a pirate. The stories, tales, and fables this imaginary pirate tells are channeled through the style, mood, and energy of each variation, the effort of which is assisted by gestural motifs used throughout the piece. The listener may hear impressions of boisterous shantying, the squeaking and tapping of leg pegs, the wailing of seagulls, and the churning of the raging seas.