Duo / DuetComposition Year: 2021Duration: ca. 7'

Last Blue

Scoring / Instrumentation

Oboe and Piano

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Last Blue

2021 · ca. 7'

About the Work

The piece's melody is taken from one of my operas, 'Killing Time.' The piece portrays sorrow, lament, loneliness, and grief. This piece was written in the middle of the epidemic when everything stopped and when it felt like the sadness might last forever. I reflected on that 'lasting' sadness and hoped it would be the 'last' sadness (blue). There are many conversations between oboe and piano, and melodic lines are intertwined. Commissioned by Courtney Miller and Iowa University AHI Award.

Premiere Information

Date

2022-05-13

Venue

University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Ensemble

Courtney Miller (oboe), Alan Huckleberry (piano)

Commissioner

University of Iowa 'Postcards from Six Continents' project (Courtney Miller / Iowa AHI commission)

Recognition

World Premiere

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May132022

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Last Blue — World Premiere

University of IowaIowa City, IA, USA

World premiere of 'Last Blue' by Courtney Miller (oboe) and Alan Huckleberry (piano) at the University of Iowa, as part of the 'Postcards from Six Continents' commissioning project.

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