Souvenirs des fleurs de Pervenche by Yoko Uebayashi (2022-23)
Performed by Grace Nelson Poe, flute, and Inara Zandmane, piano.

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"Souvenirs des fleurs de Pervenche”.

A new piece for flute and piano was born from the memories of that bright summer. The title is “Souvenirs des fleurs de Pervenche”.

I dedicate this piece to all the participants of the festival of last summer at "La Mélodieuse" and to the people of our Puget village.

I started writing the first part as soon as the summer ended. I composed this part while feeling nostalgia for that very beautiful summer that we shared wonderful music together.
The second part is a quiet, silent prayer for the world away from nostalgy.
After completing the second part, I put the pen for Pervenche during over four months to rewrite « Deuxième Sonate pour flûte et piano ».
And then I finished writing the third part, the climax of Pervenche and coda in the middle of March.

There are various difficulties, sorrows and pains in this world.
I wrote the climax with the image of like a bird leaves its nest, resisting a severe headwind, moves its wings with all its strength and courage and continues to fly. I wrote the climax with the image of everyone living strongly like this bird.
The composition of this climax is also a fight against myself who is never strong, I also included a wish for everyone and for myself to not give in to hardships.

Coda initially wanted to end by just embracing memories of summer. However, feeling the hardships and sufferings of this world, and the pain of losing a loved one, the music was inevitably pulled back into sorrow. Even so, I turned my face to the light, and at the end, I closed the piece with the hope that I would like to end with the light of hope,
I want to stay close to our sorrow together, hand in hand toward hope, and live strongly.