Elegy To the Beloved — for xiao and piano

This piece was the result of two providential happenings. When Tim Barnes approached me to write a composition for his xiao, I told him, “Alright, I’ll write an elegy for you.” Little did I know I would write an elegy in earnest, as the grandparents of two friends of mine died suddenly. Moved by this, the composition was able to come more naturally.