Holy the Firm • 2002
Orchestral
Concerto for Cello & Orchestra
World Premiere: November 15, 2002
Commissioned by Oakland East Bay Symphony
First Performance: cellist Emil Miland, Oakland East Bay Symphony, and conductor Michael Morgan
Paramount Theater in Oakland, CA
Duration: 23’
Inspired by an Annie Dillard story about the struggle of reconciling the presence of a loving God in a world full of violence