sequoia Soliloquy

for solo bassoon

Duration: 6’

I feel that the bassoon is the closest instrument, timbrally, to the sounds of a tree. When writing Sequoia Soliloquy, I wanted to explore ideas of what a tree might say if it could speak. The piece cycles through many moods, representing the many conflicting feelings a tree in today’s world might experience, from joyful sweetness to anger and exasperation.

Sequoia Soliloquy was composed for and premiered by bassoonist Hannah Stroh

Purchase the sheet music here!

Alternate versions available for clarinet, viola, and cello!