Quinn Rosenberg — Bomb Cyclone (2023) [Score Follow]

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Bomb Cyclone (2023) for mixed sextet. First premiered in Brown Hall at the New England Conservatory of Music in October 2023, and recorded in Distler Hall at Tufts University in November 2023.

Program Note:
Bomb Cyclone (2023) was written in response to the several consecutive atmospheric rivers which overwhelmed the San Francisco Bay Area in early 2023. When cold and warm air masses collide, air pressure declines rapidly and a storm is created in a process called bombogenesis. As anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions warm the atmosphere, the air’s higher water content has given rise to a class of fast-acting storms colloquially known as bomb cyclones. Without intervention, they will only continue to grow in severity and frequency. I wrote this piece to explore the feelings of dread and hopelessness I and many other young people experience in the face of the climate crisis, and unearth moments of hope from the wreckage.

Honor Hickman; alto flute
Sarah Cho; bass clarinet
Shalun Li; piano
Yirou Ronnie Zhang; violin
Philip Rawlinson; viola
Lily Stern; violoncello
Changjin Ha; conductor

https://quinnrosenberg.com/bomb-cyclone