"Suspended Between the Worlds" for solo cello

A pdf of cello score.

"Suspended Between the Worlds" was composed May 16-20, 2020 for Moto Virtuo II, a solo cello concert organized by Parma Recordings to benefit the "New Music USA." 

The composer says: "As with many of my cello pieces, it took me 4-5 days to compose this piece. For a week or so it lived with the title of Unnamed Piece, which I considered keeping. Nevertheless, I kept searching for a title to connect with the feelings blooming out of the music. Throughout the compositional process, with cello in hand, my subconscious brought out a sense of ancient times, far-away places, perhaps ancient Persia. About the same time, I was reading poetry by Rumi, the 13th-century Persian poet, Islamic scholar and jurist, theologian, and Sufi mystic. So many beautiful verses rose from the pages, but the title came out of this quote: “‎Dancing is not just getting up painlessly, like a leaf blown on the wind; dancing is when you tear your heart out and rise out of your body to hang suspended between the worlds.” And I hear in this piece not only mystical sounds, but also dancing and drumming."

The premiere took place on June 18, 2020, 6 PM EST during Moto Virtuo II concert.  The video was produced by rec.today.