Instrumentation: 2 vns, vla, vc
Duration: 9:30
To the forgotten of Hurricane Katrina.
First performance: Seven Hills Chamber Music Festival, August 14, 2024
Violins: Akemi Takayama, Christi Salisbury
Viola: Greg Williams
Cello: Diana Golden
Zydeco is Creole-based music indigenous to Louisiana. The lead instrument of a Zydeco band is accordion and the music itself over the years has integrated a wide variety of popular music forms. Rather than trying to copy the sound or instrumentation of a Zydeco band, the emphasis is on rhythm.