Roses (2015)
for string orchestra

“Roses” is the final movement from Modest Music, a set of variations on a theme by Satie, commissioned by the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra. It is so titled because it is sweet but not without thorns. The below performance is a cherished memory from my undergrad years.

May 12, 2015
Jan Popper Theater, UCLA

Violins: Nicole Sauder, Mizuki Takagi, Stephanie Spencer, Catherine Arai, Viola You, Anjelina Lopez-Rosende, Gabriel Wheaton, Fernando Arroyo

Violas: Julien Altmann, Jennifer Fagre, Edward Ryan, Stephen Spies

Cellos: Matthew Tong, Andrea Yu, Youjin Ko, Jeffrey Ho

Bass: Sean O’Hara