Catharsis
for two cellos and piano
Instrumentation: two cellos and piano
Duration: ca. 9 minutes
Year Composed: 2014
Commissioned by Cello Alterno (Mexico)
Premiered June 6, 2015
Score and parts measure 8.5" x 11".
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Program Notes
The word ‘catharsis’ is often used to describe a release of intense emotion that had previously been restrained, and is often associated with grief and tragedy. Catharsis was written during the fall of 2014, a time of particularly painful national tragedy and social injustice in both the United States and Mexico. The work was written for the Mexican ensemble Cello Alterno.
— Charles Halka
Cello Alterno
Edgardo Espinosa, cello; Iracema de Andrade, cello; Edith Ruiz, piano
Live performance
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