Kouyoumdjian: Water and Dust

Description

• Composer: Mary Kouyoumdjian (1983-)
• Instrumentation: Violin
• Work: Water and Dust (2020)
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• Pages: None

Description

Duration| 4′

Water and Dust pulls its inspiration from author and journalist Mark Arax’s book The Dreamt Land: Chasing Water and Dust Across California, which was recommended by dear friend Samuel Adams upon discovering our shared upbringing in the Bay Area. Arax investigates the water crisis and interweaves his family’s narrative as Armenian immigrants to California – Water and Dust draws from personal memories of driving the dry stretches of farmland on Highway 5 with my own Armenian family’s relocation to the state. Special thanks to collaborators Post:Ballet, the San Francisco Symphony, and especially to the extraordinary violinist Helen Kim, who so thoughtfully gives this piece its grit and flow.