Walk In Beauty, Walk in Light was originally titled, “A Peaceable Kingdom 2024,” as I feel many of our current issues intersect with what was happening during Randall Thompson’s time when The Peaceable Kingdom was originally composed.
When I was thinking about Randall’s work, I thought that it would be great to write a response to each of his pieces, then I thought again and said, “That will take too long.” I know sometimes, when I have an idea, I come back to it as this is my gut telling me, “There could be something here…” Maybe if I would have listened to my intuition sooner, I might have written a different, perhaps more prescriptive piece because of lived experiences. After further contemplation and a revelation to let go of the idea of writing just three larger works, I decided to write “mini” pieces. I ended up writing a total of nine new (short and longer) pieces and am very excited for the audience to witness this new work. The text will at times challenge you as well as invite you to think about
