Alone, Together

Merry Christmas Eve (and Christmas, for our friends alternate timezones) everyone!

This piece is a tribute not only to spirit of the season, but also to the sense of community that has joined much of the world during this pandemic, as much as it has divided us. Specifically, this piece is for my friends, who are the other collaborators. Mid-June, I met two of them and they provided me with the company I feared I wouldn't have until 2021 (This is because covid is particularly bad where I live, so my school was shut down). Soon after, I met Danny and SakuraSanity, and I had this new group of friends I'd never have had unless I'd been shut up in my room for months on end due to travelling restrictions. I'm so, so grateful for them (even if they didn't really add anything to the score YES I SEE YOU lol) and I doubtless would not have become so engrossed in composing had I LITERALLY anything else to do in the summer.

Apparently, my school will be reopening early 2021, and I can't wait. I never thought I'd miss going to school so much. I also never knew my capacity for feeling so united with the rest of humanity, and it's so very humbling and it makes me very, very hopeful. I love you guys so much- all of you. Thanks for stopping by.