Cayla Bellamy, Bassoon and Megan Lanz, Flute
With Jooyeon Chang, Piano, and Kevin Poelking, Composer

Inspired by their personal reflections and work with fellow musicians and students throughout the coronavirus pandemic, CSU faculty Megan Lanz (flute) and Cayla Bellamy (bassoon) undertook a journey of identifying trends in their emotions and experiences that were either limiting their happiness or interpersonal connections. The two realized they shared many commonalities and discovered a psychological framework of metaphorical ghosts that haunt us all through the human experience - struggles with control, trust, and the sense of being “enough.” This led directly to the commission of two world premieres on this program, Frank Horvat's The Spirits that Haunt Us and Kevin Poekling's Mask, which explore, in combination, the mental health trends of connecting and reconnecting with others. These two are paired with works by John Steinmetz, Jenni Brandon, and Reena Esmail to round out an evening depicting our deeply human desires to communicate, connect, and share our natural world.

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