A Cricket Sang and Set the Sun - Blake Tyson

3/10/2024 - Mary Moody Northen Hall - WTAMU
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This is a piece that has been on my bucket list for a while, and I perchance bought it at TMEA. It came coincidentally at a rather adverse time, and it's certainly been a help at easing things for me. I learned and memorized it within two days and have been cleaning on-and-off before having an opportunity to record it here during spring break. It's been a great exercise for my Steven's grip (which is rather mediocre) and overall just a very enriching piece of music. I hope everyone enjoys!
"This work takes its title from an Emily Dickinson poem that begins, "The cricket sang, And set the sun." When I read these words, I was moved by the powerful ideas they evoked. It was not just the image of a beautiful and slowly shifting sunset that struck me, but the idea that something so small could affect something so large, that a cricket's song could transform day into night. Although the piece is not directly based on the poem, I have tried to capture the sense of fascination, inspiration and beauty that these opening lines create."
~ Blake Tyson
Performed on a Marimba One instrument
Malletech Blake Tyson 9/16/16/22 (S-M-M-H)
Filmed on an iPhone 13 Mini
Audio from a Zoom Q2n
Sunset video:
• Summer Sunset With Cri...

[@artisticbloodflow]

This is so beautiful-- Amazing performance!

[@brandonhaynes]

Wow! Great job Hein! Such a beautiful piece! Music has a way to touch our spirits like nothing else can....I hope you are doing well and it eases your spirit. Thank you for sharing your gift with us!

[@hien.d]

Thank you, Mr. Haynes! I’m always very grateful for your support, it means a lot

[@brandonhaynes]

@@hien.d keep being awesome young man!

[@masonmcwest3544]

yup. atrium was definitely the right call

[@hien.d]

fax, won't be the last time I'll be recording in there