CLEAR AGAIN (1990) cello and piano, 7 min.

The penetrating blue views from Beech Mountain, North Carolina, suggested the music that begins Clear Again. A high cello melody takes on larger shapes as the piece emerges, and outbursts in both cello and piano finally break out into a playful gigue, which builds to a pulsating end. Clear Again was composed as a gift to benefit the AIDS Task Force of Winston-Salem. It was first performed by cellist Elizabeth Anderson and the composer on the “Live from the Heart” concert on World AIDS Day in 1990.