Winter Shadow for two guitars consists of two movements; a melodious first, and a technically free second. In the first movement, I attempted to effectively portray the beauty of harmonics. I was made aware of the melodic nature within my music when I came to New York City in the fall of 1991. Currently, my interest lies in composing melodies which are simple, and yet of depth. The second movement incorporates graphic notation in order to form a sound-space unobtainable through fixed notation. Many valuable suggestions from William Anderson helped to realize this piece.

Akemi Naito