The Black Cat, Op. 13 (2019)

• ca. 7:00

  • Go on an adventure with a playful black cat! The eerie middle section goes exploring in darkened shadows while the lighthearted beginning and end are both full of musical leaps, pounces, and kitty butt wiggles!

• multiple arrangements available (see below)

The Black Cat is a piece about my cat, Béla. I was sitting next to a campfire behind my apartment when I suddenly heard a cat meowing behind me. I turned around and saw this beautiful black cat with green eyes. He walked towards me, slowly crawled up into my lap, and fell asleep. He didn't belong to any of the neighbors, and no one claimed him when I brought him to the Humane Society - so I adopted him and named him Béla. He's a playful and frisky cat that spends most of his time sleeping; however, Béla also gets into mischief once in a while... and I wanted to capture all of this in the music. This piece is about him - the black cat.

• The Black Cat was premiered on December 8th, 2019 in Duluth, MN (U.S.) by the North Wind Flute Choir - Melanie Sever, director.

All scores are available as digital downloads (PDFs)