Description:

Hibakusha
INSTRUMENTATION: Solo flute

Following the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, many survivors were plagued with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. These survivors are known as Hibakusha. This piece seeks to capture their state of shock, sometimes described as a 'frozen dream,' as they were ever-haunted by their devastating past. While this was first envisioned as a larger ensemble piece, there is something profoundly isolating about the condition of Hibakusha, which suggested the solo instrumental treatment adopted here.