Lake Moods (score & parts) - OB/EH/2BSN

Lake Moods
for oboe, English horn, and two bassoons
by Louise Hillery, American composer

  I. Shimmering Waves
  II. Goblins in the Mist
  III. Moon on their Wings
  IV. Foggy Farewell

Lake Moods was written at the request of oboist Ruth Dahlke, to be played by her double reed quartet in Madison, WI. The suite of four movements depicts a group of long-time friends gathering at a lake resort. They enjoy the peaceful joy of sunlit waves, the antics of costumed trick-or-treaters running from shadow to tree to cabin, the midnight calls of geese gathering on still waters, and finally a bittersweet parting in the morning fog, as the friends reluctantly return to their separate lives.