Evlogimenos

Evlogimenos for clarinet, violin, violoncello and piano was written in 2015 for TrioPolis. The inspiration for this piece is based on the painting L'entrata di Cristo in Gerusalemme of Pietro Lorenzetti, an Italian painter (active between c.1306 and 1345).

The clarinet’s opening interval of a perfect fifth is the germ from which everything is developed into one extended movement. Throughout the work, piano constantly repeats a rhythmic pattern. Piano’s quintal harmony becomes prominent and characteristic feature later in the piece. The work was first performed by TrioPolis on 8 February 2016 at the Recital Hall, UNT in Denton.