Program Notes:

"A glimpse of Autumn" is a four-movement composition for mezzo soprano, flute, clarinet, violin/viola,

violoncello and piano written in autumn 2020. The composition is inspired by Japanese folk music and nature. Each movement (except the IV) describes a Haiku poem in english.

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I: "A hazy night lake

The water moves slightly

Under the brume's smoke"

written by Menelaos Peistikos

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II: "The distant mountain

Catch the sun

The desolate field"

(english translation) written by Takahama Kiyoshi (1874-1959)

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III: "An autumn sky

I see the rainy clouds

With nostalgia"

written by Menelaos Peistikos

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