Matthew Lam - Overcast Skies (2023) for pierrot ensemble & percussion [SCORE]

Overcast Skies for flute, clarinet in Bb, violin, cello, percussion and piano
Premiere:
7 JUN 2023 June in Buffalo [Switch~ Ensemble] Concert at Baird Hall, University at Buffalo
Performed by [Switch~ Ensemble]
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Program notes:
Winter often gives people a depressing mood. One of the factors that contributes to that is the continuous overcast skies, which greatly reduces sunlight even during daytime. In Overcast Skies, I tried not only to paint the image of a gloomy, misty overcast sky in a cold, windy and snowy winter day, but I also sprinkled some melancholiness throughout to simulate the mood. The piece also plays with different textures in different sections of the piece, with the most notable being the atmospheric, blurry middle section, and the chorale-like texture in very high register in the latter parts of the piece.