“Turn your face to the sun,” is my second work for oboe, viola and harp. Program Note The title of the piece comes from a Maori proverb, the full text of which is:  Turn your face to the sun, and the shadows will fall behind

This work was commissioned by the Toiyabe Chamber Music Society (formerly the Tahoe Chamber Music Society) in celebration of their new name. Program Note I chose these three instruments for their contrasting qualities of sound in order to evoke the unique natural beauty of  Northern