Dragonflies is a very open-ended piece, or maybe a very guided improvisation. The singer(s) — who can be formally trained musicians, informally trained musicians, or non-musicians — are given four collections of words called "memory banks," which represent areas of someone’s mind as they try to recall a vague childhood memory; they’re also given options for how to deliver them. Words include "grass," "if," "always," "backyard," "yellowgreen," "remember," "absolutely" and "cemetery."

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I wrote Dragonflies for the Forage & Flourish Community Music Project in Alpharetta, GA.

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