finalist 2023 ASCAP Morton Gould Awards

written for Un-Heard//Of Ensemble

instrumentation b-flat clarinet, violin, cello, piano

duration 12 minutes

written october 2022

premiered november 2022

about the piece  When I begin writing a piece about a topic that is commonly portrayed, I try to ask myself - are there any ways to think about this topic in a different way? For embers, cinders, ash, I took a look at something simple - fire - and my personal relationship with the topic aside from it being generically dangerous. self-ignition mimics the struggle to start a lighter or a fire. the warmth of those around you is about how bonfires and fireplaces are used to bring people together and form a sense of community. lastly, extinguished revisits the concepts of movement 1 and is about putting the fire out.

note Movement 2, the warmth of those around you, has a second version to allow it to be performed as a stand alone work. Contact me at tylerbloomfieldmusic@gmail.com if interested.