Mother O’ Mine

Program Notes (via sbmp.com):
Mother O' Mine, set to the poem by Rudyard Kipling, aims to celebrate the deep and abiding bond between mother and child. As I started writing the piece, I wanted to write something that reminded me of my mother as an individual; her strength, her care, and how she inspires me every day. But as I wrote the piece, I realized that the music was more about our relationship and the impact for a son to have a mother that he can look up to for guidance whenever he needs it. This realization I had is what Mother O' Mine is about - it's a piece about a child who learns of the gift his mother really is to him.