Alma - Tania Leon

Nicole Frankel, flute
Choo Choo Hu, piano
“Una flauta toca un crescendo que se va convirtiendo en alegría.” (“A flute plays a crescendo that starts transforming into joy.”) - from "Bailando con mi angel” by Carmen A. Vega Schimmenti
This poem was the spark that ignited the creation of Alma. In Spanish, “alma” means soul or spirit; invisible forces, like the wind that caresses the chimes outside my window. The opening and closing of the piece evokes the sound of these chimes. The mood of the middle sections is propelled by the cascading of pitches that at times converge and diverge, a myriad of colors in playful conversation of bouncing gestures. - Tania León
3/12/24 St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Atlanta, GA
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