Escape Veolcity-Program Note
escape velocity: (noun) - the lowest velocity that a body must have in order to escape the gravitational attraction of a particular planet or other object.
Even if we don't manage to take leave of the earth during our lifetimes, we all know how much energy it takes to grab ourselves by the scruff of the neck and depart for unfamiliar places or an uncertain future. In my own partings there has often been some sadness, some nostalgia, in addition to nervousness and excitement. Even as we seek to embrace the new, I'm always struck by exactly how much determination and inner coiling is needed in order to break free of the comfortable, the familiar and the loved, and to launch ourselves out into an unknown future.
This piece is written for and dedicated to my beloved daughter Elena. May she break free and find paths of peace love and excitement in her life.
Premiered by Elena Chambers and Samantha Beresford April 30, 2017 in Ann Arbor Michigan.
Evan Chambers
escape velocity: (noun) - the lowest velocity that a body must have in order to escape the gravitational attraction of a particular planet or other object.
Even if we don't manage to take leave of the earth during our lifetimes, we all know how much energy it takes to grab ourselves by the scruff of the neck and depart for unfamiliar places or an uncertain future. In my own partings there has often been some sadness, some nostalgia, in addition to nervousness and excitement. Even as we seek to embrace the new, I'm always struck by exactly how much determination and inner coiling is needed in order to break free of the comfortable, the familiar and the loved, and to launch ourselves out into an unknown future.
This piece is written for and dedicated to my beloved daughter Elena. May she break free and find paths of peace love and excitement in her life.
Premiered by Elena Chambers and Samantha Beresford April 30, 2017 in Ann Arbor Michigan.
Evan Chambers