Performed live on May 4th, 2022 as part of Christopher Keach's final Master's Recital.

Salutation Over Fractal Ground by Hope Salmonson

Christopher Keach, trumpet

Pamela Reimer, piano

Program Notes:

Hope Salmonson, from Kjipuktuk (Halifax, Nova Scotia), is a queer, trans composer who has studied composition with Dr. Kevin Morse, and tuba/euphonium with Drs. Linda Pearse, Dale Sorensen and Olivier Huebscher. Her compositional practice is inspired by community and connection to others. Her work, Salutation Over Fractal Ground, was published in 2021, and premiered by Justin Reid, trumpet, and James Coghlin, piano on April 10th, 2021.

“Salutation Over Fractal Ground is a work in two sections, depicting how light reflects off a snowy landscape: first the moonlight, causing a crystalline glimmer; then the sunrise, glowing warmly and painting the snow with beautiful pastels. I play with the ideas of colour and timbre, and model the shape of the piece around waking up peacefully and then enthusiastically starting my day.”