Alafaya-Christopher Marshall
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Programme Note<br />
<strong>Alafaya</strong> Trail is a busy, though otherwise<br />
unremarkable thoroughfare near my home in<br />
Orlando, Florida. However, from the start the word<br />
‘alafaya’ has intrigued me. Is it from Spanish, or<br />
from the Timucuan or Seminole languages?<br />
My research has yielded nothing.<br />
Whatever its origin, to me the word sounds<br />
mysterious and beautiful. It conjures up various<br />
images and feelings.<br />
Four of those impressions inspired the music in<br />
the movements that carry these titles:<br />
v ‘Counter-currents’ where contrasting rhythms<br />
suggest the flow of water.<br />
v ‘Reflection’ where a lyrical melody hints at<br />
courtly rituals of a bygone age.<br />
v ‘Life Force’ where a vigorous incantation<br />
summons the forces of the natural world.<br />
v ‘Transcending’ where all sound and meaning<br />
are subsumed in an atmosphere of utter calm.<br />
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