MELIA WATRAS: THE ALMOND TREE 2
for violin and viola or for two violas (2020)
Photo by Michelle Smith-Lewis
World Premiere: Rachel Lee Priday, violin; Melia Watras, viola; February 15, 2022, Seattle, WA
Duration: 2:10
Program Notes:
The almond tree 2
poem by Michael Jinsoo Lim
(Looking up through long limbs—)
Awash in a vision—
(Singing hopeful hymns—
With spiritual precision.)
© 2021 by Michael Jinsoo Lim
The almond tree 2 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.