FreedomIsBreathing
BrianRaphaelNabors forViola,Cello,&Harp
Notes
FreedomIsBreathing FreedomIsBreathingwaswrittenasanelegypayingtributetothelifeofGeorgeFloyd ItwasalsowrittenasresponsetothepoemJ'accusebypoetSonyTon-Aimé,which describesingrusomedetailtheaccountsofGeorgeFloyd'smurder
Throughoutthepiece,therearemanyoccurencesoftextpainting.Isoughttogivethe descriptivenatureofTon-Aimé'spoemlifebyallowingthemusicalgesturestomimicmany ofhiswordsaswellastheirmeanings,suchasthepulsationinbreathingandthesorrowof voicescryingoutinthatfatefulscene.Aswithmuchofmywork,mygreathopeistobring awarenesstothetravestyofracismandbigotryofalltypes,topayhommagetothemany innocentliveswe'velost,andtosowseedsofperseverancetomyfellowmaninhopesof establishingnotonlyabetterAmerica,butabetterworld