Paradise Music is the final piece composed during my five-year Idyllwild residency.

 

The piece is dedicated in memoriam to Samuel Karam.

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Titles for the eight movements were chosen randomly. I closed my eyes and pointed to an entry in my tattered Merriam Webster dictionary.

 

The entry nearest to my finger became a movement title.

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A quirky method for a quirky, fun piece.

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"Paradise Music"

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Sam Karam, clarinet

Robin Sharp, marimba

Christine Lee, double bass