The Road is All (2007)

for Piano Trio

Duration: 12 min

Commission: newEar contemporary chamber ensemble

Premiere: newEar contemporary chamber ensemble-November 7, 2007 Kansas City, MO

Program Note: “Le but n’est rien; le chemin, c’est tout.” (The end is nothing; the road is all.)

- Jules Michelet, 19th century French historian

"The Road is All" embraces the journey, the twists and turns, the unpredictability that is life, the lingering in the space between, and the simple enjoyment of a moment in passing time. "The Road is All" was commissioned by newEar contemporary chamber ensemble.