Jessica Rudman

Still I Rise!

Still I Rise! is named after Maya Angelou’s eponymous poem. Her words express a profound sentiment of perseverance: they reflect not only surviving hardships, but coming out of them with one’s spirit intact. The narrator’s sassiness, quirky humor, and energy are manifested in the music’s grooves, flirty lines, and vibrant colors. The theme of endurance is expressed as the main motive or “protagonist” travels through periods of confidence, adversity, manic excitement, questioning, and catharsis. Even when the identity of the main motive is almost obliterated by the heavy, static chords of the climax, it emerges to close the piece with a wink and a flourish - always rising again.

Work Categories: Chamber Orchestra, No Audio

ACO Performances

Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra Earshot New Music Readings (2016)

September 23, 2016 8:00 am

Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra Hall

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