As I created the work I came to see Surfing as a metaphor for life:
our dreams, our struggles,
our search for communion.
A Symphonic Celebration of the Ocean, Surfing and Surf MusicDouble Concerto for Violin and Alto Saxophone
Joseph Martin Waters Composer’s Comments —
… Surf is about the dynamic interaction of people and the ocean. The Ocean (the orchestra) is beautiful, vast, mysterious, serene, treacherous – you don’t know what’s under you and it can crush you in an instant. The Surfers (the soloists) are daring, rhapsodic, and finally transcendent…
Music: Joseph Waters
Video: Zuriel Waters & Jennifer Lee
And please check out the soloists’ dueling cadenza here.