Brink (2020)

Composer Note
This was originally written as a commission responding to the work of Beethoven. One thing that draws me to Beethoven is the way he takes an idea to the brink, the way something initially innocuous can take on more and more ramifications as the work proceeds. During the early days of the pandemic, it also felt as if we were being collectively taken to the brink, especially for those of us living in America. That feeling drives the propulsive forward energy of this work.

— Donnacha Dennehy