Akshaya Avril Tucker: Variations on Care (2024) for Bassoon and Strings
Featuring Kara LaMoure, Bassoon, and the Caroga Arts Ensemble, live at Caroga Lake Chamber Music Festival, on Aug 2, 2024 at Sherman’s Park Dance Hall, Caroga Lake, NY.
PROGRAM NOTE:
This work was written for Kara LaMoure.
Variations on Care is the most recent attempt in a series of works that embody the idea of “care”: from the yearning of caring for someone who won’t (or can’t) care for themselves; to my attempts to care for my own soul, within the limits of my chronically-ill body; to... well, imagining what our world would look like if we truly cared for everyone in our communities, and were supported, thus, in return.
The original version of this piece was for solo bassoon, and commissioned by Kara LaMoure. While listening to the solo piece, I began to imagine a resonant body of string-sounds supporting the solo bassoon line. This fantasy became the new version of the piece. When the bassoon calls out, the strings echo in response, like the chambers of a cathedral. In this version, what had been a meditation on "care" becomes a dialogue; a community in conversation about how they might better care for one another.
Variations on Care is loosely based on a theme and variations form, while taking some fantastical liberties. The journey of the piece is from something simple, to something increasingly active, even thunderous, until it goes too far and we're exhausted and must step back into simplicity again. The balance between these things is dicult to attain. So this narrative is a human one: encompassing reflection, mistakes, impulsive decisions, and the aspiration towards care and compassion.
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