Requiem – Reflections from a Life (2008)

Tuba and Piano – 18 mins.

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Program Note

Requiem (Reflections from a Life) was composed in memory of my father, who died May 2008, a week after turning 94. 94 years is a long time to live, and my father experienced a healthy portion of the joys and sorrows and triumphs and frustrations that come to define human existence; this requiem is a small reflection on that. It was also written to celebrate the wondrous gravity and agility of the tuba, and the marvelous musicality and virtuosity of Daniel Perantoni.