NOTE: Please acknowledge the authorship of these program notes by Jose Elizondo, the composer, if you use them for publicity material, concert program notes, or any other publication.

 

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·                  Imágenes en la Niebla

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·                  Images in the Fog

 

·        Commission: Dedicated to Greta Buck and Elaine Chew

·        Duration: 4 minutes

·        Mood: atmospheric, impressionist, evocative

·        Premiere: Elaine Chew, 1995 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 

Program Notes by José Elizondo:

 

Imágenes en la Niebla is an intimate and heartfelt composition that captures the emotional journey of the composer as he confronted adversity and the challenges of a seemingly insurmountable illness during a difficult period of his life. Through the clouds of pain and distress, he catches a glimpse of luminous images of hope in the distance. Though the path gets rougher and the obstacles more frequent, he emerges victorious from the cloud of fog and joins the luminous images in joyful celebration.