Shredding Glass - for orchestra
Rain Worthington
About this work:
Recorded 2006: Masterworks of the New Era – Volume 12, ERM Media Productions
Program Note: The World Trade Center was a predominant emotional and architectural element in my psychological landscape, as I lived and worked in its vicinity for most of my adult life. Shredding Glass began as an immediate cathartic response to the events and images of September 11th.
The persistence of a low tone seemed omnipresent, permeating my consciousness that day and the days immediately following, becoming the emotional source point from which I began. Much of the core of this piece was set down in a period of weeks. Yet it was not until several years had passed that I was able to reconcile some moments of private transcendence into my recollections and thus complete the work.
While there are certain programmatic elements, I do not see this piece as program music per se. To me it represents a retelling of an emotional remembrance of how time and timelessness unfolded while coping with the realization, heartbreak and impact of this catastrophic event.
Year composed: 2004
Duration: 00:10:00
Ensemble type: Orchestra
Instrumentation:
Instrumentation notes: 2222, 2021, timp, 2perc, pno, strings