In the Falling Dark 3 (solo piano)

In the Falling Dark 3

By Derek Charke

Year Completed: 2024
Duration: 8 mins
Instrumentation: Piano
Credits: Commissioned by pianist David Potvin with funding from Arts Nova Scotia
Premiere: September 13, 2024, St. Andrew's United Church, Truro, Nova Scotia, David Potvin, piano, as part of a Debut Atlantic Tour Fall 2024.

Notes:

In the Falling Dark 3 is a celebration of Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley’s beauty; the dykes, rolling fields, “mountains,” the fresh air and the vast expanse of stars that are visible on a clear night. The piece is in three movements, each one evoking a particular facet of the Valley’s beauty. Listeners will hear the magnificence of an early morning sunrise, a melody that soars over rolling hills and dykes, the waves crashing on the shores of the Bay of Fundy (at high tide of course!) and the endless splendour of a clear night sky.

1. Sunrise in the valley

2. Tides and rolling fields

3. In the falling dark the vast expanse of stars become visible

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