Dohree
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Premiered by: The Debussy Trio
Venue: Daniel Recital Hall, California State University, Long Beach, California
Commissioned by: California Association of Professional Music Teachers
- 2018Locrian Chamber Players Call for ScoresSelected Work
- Jan 13, 2024Lauren Scanio, Noémie Chemali, Deanna Cirielli · Opus 961 album launchNew York
- Mar 2, 2019Locrian Chamber PlayersNew York
- Sep 16, 2018Genin-Gregory-Rodolfo Trio · Concerts on the SlopeBrooklyn
- May 31, 2018Locrian Chamber PlayersNew York
Dohree (‘my turn’ in Arabic) is written in three movements, with each of the players having a chance to solo while the other two instrumentalists accompany. The spotlight, of course, is envied by the accompanists in all three movements who continuously vie to be the main voice. The music itself incorporates the performance practices of classical Arabic musicians, with this trio of flute, viola and harp serving as ‘Western cousins’ of the nay, the kamanjeh and the qanun. The character of the trio often drastically changes in mood, from whimsical to distraught, from contemplative to ecstatic. Dohree was written after a string of ‘serious’ orchestral commissions spanning the last few years, and was composed with an attitude and spirit of spontaneous playfulness.
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