PROGRAM NOTE:

Serene was composed in October 2021. Something that is serene is said to be calm, peaceful, and tranquil. Serene is this, with its gentle, rocking 3/4 flow, but it also contains passages of more intense, expressive, emotions. Episodic in form, Serene builds to a powerful central explosion of emotion before subsiding to a quiet, peaceful ending.

– Steve Rouse

Cover photo by bess.hamiti@gmail.com from Pixabay.