Skylar Warren - and there was(n't) rain (2026) for String Quartet [Score Follower]

and there was(n't) rain (2026) by Skylar Warren (b. 2003) Performed by the Momenta Quartet https://www.momentaquartet.com | Music from Japan & Premieres Concert - February 18, 2026 Architectures of Sound Concert - May 1, 2026 SUNY Binghamton University, Binghamton University Art Museum | Performers: Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin Alex Shiozaki, violin Stephanie Griffin, viola Michael Haas, cello Movements: 0:00 Movement 1 4:26 Movement 2 - Program Notes: As I've grown, I often wonder if the way I remember past events truly reflect the nature of those experiences. We say life is full of 'good' and 'bad' moments, but is that really true? Could every moment be joyous and beautiful, if only we changed our perspective? Not to say life isn't unfair. It is. But for all the things in life that cause great sadness and/or pain, there is an overwhelming joy knowing that we had the opportunity to watch them unfold. The name, and there was(n't) rain came to me as I was musing over this idea. Was there rain that day? Or did I bring that rain into existence? The first movement is named after a Buddhist metaphor that plays with this idea of pain and reaction. The music is, like emotions, temperamental. Suddenly energetic and agile, then just as abruptly, quiet and calm. It is a game of cause and effect, where changes in texture act as representations of our untamed mind. The second movement, more than the first, explores “dharmas”. Not necessarily Dharma as moral duty, but as the infinite fragments of thought that make up our consciousness. These fragments are expressed musically, and in contrast to the first movement, are stretched and contracted significantly, as the mind slowly moves through the four dhyanas (jhānas). The movement ends as the mind stills, and enters a state of complete joy: nirvana. - Find more of me here: https://skylarwarrenmusic.com/