Andrew Mark Sauerwein

I composed this as my master's thesis at the University of Oregon.  When flutist Kristen Halay, a fellow student, was lamenting that she had run out of new repertoire, I suggested that she ask the composition students to write pieces for her -- whereupon she promptly commissioned me.  She wanted it to commemorate her father, John R. Halay, who had recently passed.  After further conversation with Kristen, I chose topics for each of the three movements:  her father's temperament and love of sailing, a meditation on grief, and the blending of a hymn tune with a musical theme borrowed from her favorite episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.  A gifted performer, Kristen performed it beautifully with UO's Oregon Wind Ensemble.

Performances:

University of Oregon Wind Ensemble (Mvmt. II). 5/22/95.

University of Oregon Wind Ensemble reading. 6/95.

Duke University Wind Ensemble (Mvmts. II+III). 2/20/97.

CFAMC national conference (Mvmt. II). 9/99.