Ann's Allemande
| Note from the composer: |
| This piece is dedicated to the memory of my sister-in-law, Ann Louise Meyers (1956-2004). She was a passionate advocate for the environment, and a wonderful example for her four children. Ann was a force of nature and was herself inspired by nature in all its forms. The 7/4 meter reflects her own uniqueness and the graceful yet proud nature of the Allemande suits her free spirit. |
| This is the winning piece of the 2017 Massachusetts American String Teachers Association Masters Composition Competition. The judge said of Ann’s Allemande: “It really manages to access a bit of the technique and even the soul of Bach.” |
| Ann was at home in nature and her older brother found these fitting words by an anonymous Native American author to help us all cope with the loss of a loved one: |
Do not stand
at my grave and weep.
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds
that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight
on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awake in the
morning's hush
I am the soft uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft star that
shines at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry
I am not there.
I did not die.
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