A Rage of Peace
for soprano and orchestra
A Rage of Peace, explores the human experience of mentorship and guidance.
The text of the piece was developed using redacted poetry techniques from a poem by Kiara Skye called a clenched dream never speaks. The fragments of the poem sung by the vocalist repeat and shift emphasis to create different patterns and meanings using the same redacted text.
The piece includes elements of Persian classical music, specifically the rhythmic form Kereshme and a rhythmically free Darâmad of Dastgâh Mâhur as well as Dastgâh Râstpanjgâh. The piece also uses rhythmic forms found in Indian classical music, specifically tihais and a chakradhar tihai from measures 338-372. This is meant to reflect the multi-dimensional nature of human thoughts, experiences, and perceptions. The title A Rage of Peace refers to the strength and struggle that are necessary to learn how to maintain peace.