Between Memory and Dream (2007)

Description

Duration

10 min.

Instrumentation

Alto Saxophone and Baritone Saxophone

Program Notes

Psychologists have noted that the things you think about before falling asleep can act as a bridge between memory and dream, connecting these two different but related mental states. Those moments of twilight between the waking world and the sleeping one can be a very surreal time. This piece is inspired by that Bardo-like state where it is hard to tell what is real or imagined, present or past. The title also references a Charles de Lint novel of the same name.