Frozen Valors

A cold breeze moves through the trees, captured by the bass flute. Its sound is soft and cold, like a whisper over frozen ground. The wood creaks, the leaves rustle, and the wind whistles, creating a calm but mysterious feeling.
Footsteps crunch through the leaves, and the melodies become shaky, as if nervous. The tension grows, hinting that something bad might be coming. Is it a sign of war? Are unseen troops getting closer? Or are they just innocent people out for a walk?
Without warning, the forest’s natural sounds disappear, replaced by quiet tones, interrupted only by the distant, faint crackle of machine guns. The mood becomes dark and cold, expressed through sounds that shift from dissonance to moments of fragile resolution. It is a tribute to the victims, a reflectionof loss and pain.
The war ends and the music returns to stillness. The forest breathes again, but weakly, as if the weight of what has passed cannot be shaken. The memories remain, quietly etched into the silence, a reminder of destruction and the scars left behind.
FROZEN VALORS was commissioned by United Instruments of Lucilin (LU).

for violin, viola, bass flute, tenor saxophone and percussion