NOTES:

Nocturne for Left Hand Piano was composed during the spring of 2021 for a commission by my long-time friend and wonderful pianist Nariaki Sugiura. It begins rather introspectively with arpeggios spanning a wide range, and blossoms into more expressive, active passages before returning to a quiet ending. The image of night--and all that awakens with the coming of it--inspires the music. Ideas flow freely into each other in a dream-like continuum, and an atmosphere of improvisation.

• Bruce Stark