What Shall One Give opened a lot of creative doors in my mind and was written in a unique fashion. It was initially established as a string quartet, but after composing five minutes of the piece, I knew I wanted to achieve more musical opportunities. While writing, purity, beauty, playfulness, and simplicity all sat at the forefront of my curiosity. There is a lot of childlike nostalgia coming from this piece. This is one of my favorite pieces I’ve composed due to its wide variety of my compositional interests.

Camille Ringenberg, flute

Megan Strait, oboe

Samantha Svare, bassoon

Erin Gardiner, violin I

Kathryn Tuttle, violin II

Nicole Felker, viola

Drew Sperry, cello