Description
Audio
Duration
8 mins
Commissioner
Commissioned by the University of Texas at Austin School of Music for violinist Brian Lewis, David and Mary Green Chair Fellow in String Performance and Pedagogy
Instrumentation
violin, piano
Program Notes
Dedication: for Brian Lewis
Sharks is light-hearted and virtuosic, perfect for an encore. It utilizes a ½-step motif reminescnet of the famous “Jaws” theme, which expands into a big “Jaws-y” free-notation section towards the middle. Modified blues scales help to create a jazzy feel to much of the work.
–Drew Hemenger