Slipping Daylight

Originally composed for the Jacobs School of Music’s Virtual Composition Academy at Indiana University, Slipping Daylight captures the aching medley of fear, hope, and reminisce around the final months of high school. The title Slipping Daylight is an extended metaphor, meant to relate the daylight cycle to the internal clock of youth, which begins to feel more and more out of touch with each passing day during this time. Within the work, there are brief mentions of other works written around this time, helping to further portray this idea of strong nostalgia. The piece is structured in a loose ternary form, with a delicate opening transitioning into an emotionally-tense B section. This transitions into a freeform middle section, featuring emotional solos from both the cello and flute, which leads to a recap, featuring a similar theme as the beginning.