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For piano, flute and cello
Performed by Ken Hansen (piano), Michele Darling (flute) and Andre O'Neil (cello)
L.A. Kessler
June 1997, Frederick Loewe Theatre, New York
Frozen In Time was a piece memorializing the loss of my Grandmother. It is
not simply about the void felt when someone dies and the refusal to accept
this reality, but also a celebration of life and comforting memories - in
this case, of three generations of strong women, each represented by
different instruments and movements within the piece. Compositionally, the
form is a linear journey through a tangle of emotions and mental flashbacks,
ending as it returns to the present where a strong foundation from the past
provides the strength to face the future.
See also I Know A Place, the companion poem to this piece, in Step Into My Asylum.