here now
for any solo clarinet (2019), 6’
premiered by Dr. Vanessa Davis-Mckay, Reno, NV
Here Now was composed at a time in my life when I was struggling to feel present. I was in the final stretch of my graduate studies, had been ghosted a few times in a row, and felt some difficulty feeling and processing. This work is an expression of those emotions, venting them out, self-soothing, and ultimately showing self-grace. Keep breathing, keep moving forward, keep feeling everything.