Commissioned by the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble

  • bcl, mba, va
  • 4 min 30 s

Programme Note

Composer note:
Thread and Fray, commissioned by the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble of the Aspen Music Festival, weaves a single, middle-register melody through an increasingly fragmented musical landscape.

— Sarah Kirkland Snider

Media

Reviews

Thread and Fray (2006), an attractive four-minute work for clarinet, viola and marimba by Sarah Kirkland Snider, opened the evening and set the scene for an exploration of compositional aims and methods.
James R. Oesterich, The New York Times
11th January 2018
A highlight was Thread and Fray, Sarah Kirkland Snider’s lyrical trio for viola, bass clarinet and marimba, good music that could have gone on longer.
George Grella, George Grella
3rd April 2009
…angular and gracefully expansive…
Allan Kozinn, The New York Times
1st April 2009