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The title for this piece comes from the closing lines of James Joyce’s short story Araby. The story follows a young boy as he pines for his friend’s sister. Narrating his own journey, the coming-of-age story ends with dejection. Although this expression of grief is about unrequited love, the sensational description is a perfect summary of the sudden standstill experienced when affliction and suffering strike.

…and my eyes burned with anguish and anger. was commissioned by the Atlantic Music Festival Contemporary Ensemble.

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