Convivial (PDF)

Honorable Mention in the National Flute Association's 2024 Newly Published Music Competition in the Solo Flute Category

The early 2020s were an immensely scary and disturbing time for almost everyone. Who could imagine the entire world would shut down due to the Covid-19 virus? Convivial is a musical representation of the spurts and sputters of daily life during that period. We started out trying to not touch our faces, keeping a safe social distance, all while trying to wear surgical masks (just in case). We washed our hands constantly. We wiped down and disinfected all our groceries — all the while stuck inside. We found our solace in streamed entertainment, both video and music, always in the back of our minds dreading an uncertainty that continued to build. Luckily, a vaccine for the virus was released. Within what seemed like a few weeks, we were finally able to come back together in public, though still not the base line to not have a face mask on. Call it fear or anxiety that continues to linger as we try to get back to some semblance of normalcy, this is an interpretation for those times.