I enjoy Patty’s play of colours in this piece and the title inspired the notion that subtle undercurrents tell us when to see things differently (when we’re going with the flow). It’s this “merging” into alternate ways of moving forward that highlights the choices we make. I love the reflective processes involved in decision making and what leads us to them.
My Dital Harp, crafted by Australian luthier, Peter Kempster.
In case you're interested…. Dital harps have little levers to alter the length (and thus the pitch of a string). You'll notice there's two levers, wound with blue or red tape, around the F and C ditals respectively. These in turn correspond to the F & C stings. The colour coding means changing from F natural to F sharp can be done fairly fast on the fly.
I chose harp to evoke Patty’s initial inspiration of water in motion. Additions of lightweight cascades and ponderings on piano. I didn’t want to weigh the music down with bass notes, so opted to stay in a treble range on both instruments.
Thanks for flowing through…
Helen