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Walter Mony, violin/viola
Suzanne Levinson, flute
Julia Ann Scott, harp
James Johnson, piano
Michal George, guitar
John Wilcox, violin
Jennifer Johnstone, piano
Micah Howard, bass
01: Canto in Memoriam for solo violin
This work was composed for Gwyneth Rollin, the composer's wife. It is in four continuous
sections and was written in reaction to the World Trade Center tragedy of 9/11/01. When Rollin lived
in New York City, he had first-hand experience observing a Manhattan fire on Amsterdam Avenue
across from his apartment. The firemen risked life and limb amidst the falling steel girders of a burning
skyscraper. He knew immediately when he saw the broadcast of the towers collapsing that hundreds
of firefighters had lost their lives while trying to save others, and that many families would be deprived
of mothers and fathers. The Canto's more serene lyrical sections are a tribute to a close family
member who passed away just before the Twin Towers tragedy.
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