Weave is a string trio composed of three independent solos: Weft for violin, Shuttle for viola, and Warp for cello.  The violin and cello pursue radically divergent paths, the violin disruptive and mercurial, the cello obstinate and repetitive.  The viola, the only part aware of the history and future of the trio's music, moves back and forth between violin and cello materials, gradually braiding the ensemble into a unified whole.  Guided by the mediating presence of the viola, the profusion of solos proves to be a conversation between three voices.

Premiered by Johnny Chang, Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick, and Mark Menzies on April 13th, 2003, as part of the Music From the Edge festival at Stanford University.

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