8 Quartets for Bassoon

8 Quartets for Bassoon is a journey through strife, love, and remembrance of life. The theme is war, and the pain that is brought along with it. The first quartet focuses on a courageous soldier in battle, fighting to stay alive. This battle ends abruptly when he gets killed in battle, bleeding out until the final note. The rest of the quartets are a story of the soldiers life, through his eyes. He is reminiscing on his good times, his bad times, and finally moves on to the next life in the final quartet.

These quartets are tonal and require proficient coordination from the members to sound as intended.