The Worry Jar (2022)

Instrumentation: pipa, erhu

About the Piece:

The Worry Jar is written for Hopkins Oriental Ensemble. The title takes the musical idea of a jar containing multiple styles and languages. The specific worry jar helps store the worries so that anxieties will wind down into the dirt and take no need to keep thinking about them.

World Premiere: May 6, 2022, Shriver Hall, Baltimore, MD, USA

Performers: Shuang Wang, pipa; Zhishu Chang, erhu

Duration: 7’