2023

Portrait Of A Setting Sun

This project, “Portrait Of A Setting Sun” is a collection of Symphonic Tone Poems.

Musicians

Manuel Domènech – English Horn

Ubaid Ayub-Tablas

Davide Bonomo – Flute

Iván Villar Sanz – Clarinet

Charlot Rivero – Cello

Merci Bravo – Harp

Cal Rustad – French Horn


Iryna Markevych – Violin

Manuel Domènech – English Horn & Oboe

Javier Cereceda – Bassoon

Valen – Mezzo Soprano,

Claude Lumley – French Horn

Manuel Domènech – English Horn.


After finishing the title piece, Portrait of a Sunset, I thought I needed just one more smaller number to round out the project. Still thinking about growing up on the Salem River, I looked through some old photos I had taken and saw the end of the Salem River as it fed into the Delaware River. One of my favorite adventures was to canoe on the Salem River and land on one of the south-west beaches of Hickory Island. From this small island, you could see the Salem River as it ended and connected with the Delaware River. As a teenager, it was such a wonderful feeling to be alone in a canoe on the river. This piece includes Davide Bonomo on flute and Charlot Rivero on cello.