Composer Julie Barwick talks about her composition for brass quintet, "Paths"
Julie Barwick's "Paths" (2020) is based on poetry written in the San Francisco Bay Area. Each movement is inspired by a poem written by a different Bay Area poet.
I. Constant Change (constant change figures by Lyn Hejinian)
II. Bridge, Sea (The Long View by Randall Mann)
III. Alone, Entwined (Random Thoughts Deep at Night by Yee of Taishan)
IV. Trade Paths (Deer Trails by Kim Shuck)
The work was commissioned by Brass Over Bridges.