Work
bone-flower
for chamber quintet
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About
"The systems they learn are nothing but skeletons to them..." - John Ruskin Arrows of the Chace (1880)
Ruskin's words suggest that rigorous formulae, valuable as a starting point, may be overwhelmed by the vigor of life itself. bone-flower takes its name from a dialect word for daisy, a humble bright flower growing on the bones of the dead. Soon we'll all be pushing up the daisies.
Performance history
06 Mar 1996: Performed by Princeton Composers Ensemble
20 Oct 2019: Auckland Chamber Orchestra | Composer Portrait - Juliet Palmer
Performed by Dana Hanchard (soprano); Michael Lowenstern (bass clarinet); Mark Zaki (viola); Guy Klucevsek (accordion); Danny Tunick (percussion) in March 1996