MELIA WATRAS: VEX
for violin and viola or for two violas (2020)

 
Photo by Michelle Smith-Lewis

Photo by Michelle Smith-Lewis

 

World Premiere: Rachel Lee Priday, violin; Melia Watras, viola; February 15, 2022, Seattle, WA

Duration: 1:28

Program Notes:
Vex
poem by Michael Jinsoo Lim

Down bow, up bow,
—they hover near.
1st finger, 2nd finger
—the mind is clear.

© 2020 by Michael Jinsoo Lim

Vex is part of the collection, The almond tree duos. It can be performed independently, in different combinations with the other works, or as part of the complete set.