Tag Archives: Contrabassoon

Sunset, Sunrise

Posted on October 30, 2018 by GLSmyth

A little over five months ago I started working on this piece. The idea was simple, start with something dark and end with something light. However, the more I worked on the opening, the more it reminded me of the … Continue reading →

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I Taste The Mountains

Posted on November 9, 2017 by GLSmyth

This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku 201. In the calm stillness after the rainstorm: flies. This is a haiku by Taneda Santōka. In reading about him I was struck by the following: Westerners try to conquer the mountains. … Continue reading →

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