This composition draws inspiration from the Vietnamese response-singing genre Trống Quân, in which village youths sing extemporaneous love songs to each other while playing the drums in spring festivals. Let there be spring, youth, and passion!
Performed by Timpanist Jeffrey Kautz at the 2022 New York City Contemporary Music Symposium Concert, March 26, 2022.
Premiered by Jeffrey Kautz at the 2021 Texas Tech University (TTU) Society of Composers Virtual Residency.