Composer: McMillan, Benjamin
Instrumentation: Solo and Piano Instruments: Piano, Tuba
Written to be premiered on a graduate lecture recital featuring my music at Tennessee Tech University, I wanted something to contrast the other more intense and active works on the program. The result is a dark and beautiful lyrical melody with a somber tone, contrasted by a lighter, more playful middle section, and a return to the original melody. As the title suggests, I imagine a nameless gentle river flowing under the stars, its song carried by the current, sometimes deep and slow, sometimes more rocky and passionate, perhaps even broken by a waterfall.
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