PROGRAM NOTE:

Stand was composed in December 2021. Often in life, we are required to take a stand, to affirm our beliefs and decisions. When our resolve is questioned or discounted, taking a stand requires more of us: calm resolve, unshakable faith, strength of will, and even a more active boldness. Stand embodies some of the energy and purposefulness of these experiences.

The form of Stand is roughly A- B- A’ - Coda. To oversimplify, the A sections have a fanfare- like, major- mode quality, and the central B section has a more lyrical, minor-mode sound, while the concluding Coda combines several ideas in a bold summation.

– Steve Rouse

Cover photo by Viktor Hanacek at https://picjumbo.com/man-standing-on-top-of-the-mountain/