#20 — Arcadia

COMPOSED BY JESSE BRAULT & PREMIERED BY VIOLINIST STEPHEN WAARTS AND PIANIST JULIA HAMOS, INSPIRED BY JUNE YOKELL'S PAINTING "PARADISE LOST."

“Paradise Lost is based on a photograph that I took in 2015 while hiking in Novato, CA which is one of the small towns in Marin County, CA. Like all of the paintings that I do in which the painting is based on a photograph of a specific place, this one brought up a kind of mournful feeling in me which continued through the process. When I submitted the piece to Musaics of the Bay, I wasn’t really thinking about it being musical, but more was thinking that it evoked one of those evening gloaming feelings that bring the viewer to a more internal and reflective places, thus allowing a composer to respond not only to the place itself, but to some kind of lonely internal place.”

EXTENDED CONVERSATION

Watch thenextended conversation with Stephen Waarts, Julia Hamos, Jesse Brault and June Yokell regarding their virtual collaboration. Moderated by Artistic Director Audrey Vardanega, Stephen, Julia, Jesse and June discuss their artistic backgrounds and their collaborative process.