This is a live recording by the Aeolus Quartet from 24 October 2013.
Twenty-Eight is my reaction to the twenty-eight shooting deaths, including many young children, in Newtown, CT, on 14 December 2012. It traces the five stages of grief: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance.
This composition was awarded an Honorable Mention for the William Averitt Prize in Composition for the year 2013.
Steven K Sanford 