WINTER TRACES (2006) solo piano, 7 min.

The first piece in this set of three miniatures for solo piano was commissioned by the Ravinia Festival in 2006 as part of its “One Score, One Chicago” project. Each year the festival chooses a musical work as a touchstone for community discussion. Schumann’s Kinderszenen inspired the commission of New Scenes from Childhood from eleven prominent composers, including Frazelle.

The composer chose to expand his reflection on Schumann into a group of sparse, delicately textured pieces. They are dedicated to Frazelle’s friend Lana Young in celebration of her fortieth birthday.