Pamela Madsen: The Land of Little Rain Suite (2023)

Описание: The Land of Little Rain Suite (2023)
for flute and cello

I. Water Trails of Ceriso 00:00
II. Sacred Mountain 05:08
III. Lost Borders-The Walking Woman 10:55

Composed by Pamela Madsen
Performed by Jean Ferrandis, flute and Dominique Williencourt, cello in Meng Concert Hall on April 12, 2023.

About the Work: https://www.pamelamadsenmusic.com/the-land...

Program Note
The Land of Little Rain Suite tells the story of Mary Austin, pioneer, mystic and writer of the wild west’s journey across the United States to California From Pamela Madsen’s Opera America and National Endowment for the Arts Awarded-opera Why Women Went West (2022-2023). Commissioned and premiered by Jean Ferrandis, flute and Dominique Williencourt, cello at the Museum Marmotton, Paris, 2023. The work exists in this duo format as well as in a layered format of score for spatialized deep listening improvisational chamber ensemble that create the sonic environment of the Desert Southwest.

I. Water Trails of Ceriso is inspired by Austin’s book: The Land of Little Rain (1903) desert land of California where Mary arrived in the early 20th century—desperate and insearch of water to create her new home as a pioneer, writer and mystic—artist who was inspired by nature.
II. Sacred Mountain is inspired by Austin’s book The Land of Journey’s Ending (1924)—about her encounter with the high desert plains in region of New Mexico, United States, indigenous spiritual rituals, experiences facing death, and her acceptance and peace of her journey to the Sacred Mountain.
III.Lost Borders-The Walking Woman is inspired by Mary’s autobiography Earth Horizon (1932) and book of short stories, Lost Borders (1909 and tells the story about her need to leave California in search of a better life and adventures she encounters along the way,