Still

Hand considers a short, long-held figure passed from one guitarist to the other even as the resonance fades to stillness. From this, the piece develops into a lucious, melodic duo. Hand describes the writing, “After they were passed a few times from one guitar to the other, I began exploring a second theme, a melody in stepwise motion. I had used this progression of notes before in my piece Chorale, and was still interested in exploring more possibilities, still intrigued by the new harmonies suggested and the emotional feelings they elicited…..Still.” Still was written for and dedicated to João Luiz and Douglas Lora, the brilliant Brasil Guitar Duo.