for solo violin

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Throughout life we are faced with many trying times. Perhaps the most trying is the loss of a loved one. In February of 1998 I faced such a trying time, when my good friend Kathy Henderson passed away. Her death was expected and yet took us all by surprise. Somehow it was inconceivable that this woman who had been victorious over so much during her too-short life could ever leave. But she did. Faced with the feelings that accompany such a loss, I sat down with pen and paper the day that I heard and put my thoughts and memories into this tribute to her.

Remembering a Friend is not meant to be a mournful composition, but a celebration of a wonderful life. In it you will hear references to Detroit and Nashville, two places in which she spent much of her life. It was premiered in Nashville, Tennessee in February of 1998 by David Angell at a memorial service celebrating the life of Kathy.