“For fields bare of Winter wheat and backs echo harvest in. Wind and levity at end of day.” Drawing inspiration from the agrarian mysticism of George William Russell (Æ), this piece explores the transition from the physical burden of labor to the spiritual release of rest. The heavy, rhythmic strokes of the harvest give way to an ethereal violet figure—a representation of the “fallow mind” that only finds the freedom to dance once the day's toil is complete.
By integrating musical notation and poetic text, the work suggests that the cycle of the seasons is not merely a biological process, but a song sung by the earth and those who tend it.
- Collections: Murmurations: Capriccios