Liz Derstine - "Appalachian Ostinato" for Piano, Flute, Violin, and Viola

"Appalachian Ostinato" by Elizabeth Blosser Derstine
Written for piano in 2020 and arranged for piano, flute, violin, and viola in 2023
Performed May 9th, 2023 in Pickman Hall at Longy School of Music of Bard College
Liz Derstine, piano
Ambrose Philipek, violin
Simone Cartales, viola
DeShaun Gordon-King, flute
Appalachian Ostinato is an original composition based on a melody that was floating around in my head on repeat during my record-setting northbound hike of the Appalachian Trail. Ostinato is a musical term meaning a continually repeated phrase or rhythm. It also derives from an Italian word for "stubborn" which is fitting-despite the many physical and mental obstacles that came with hiking a long distance trail, I stubbornly kept walking and did eventually reach Katahdin, the northern terminus of the AT.
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