The McLin/Campbell Duo
Katherine McLin, violin
Andrew Campbell, piano

Sonata in A Major for piano and violin, Op 30 #1
Allegro
Adagio molto espressivo
Allegretto con Variazioni

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

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Billy Childs
Incident on Larpenteur Avenue (2018)

Billy Childs (b. 1957)

Notes by the composer:
Incident on Larpenteur Avenue is a single-movement violin sonata/tone poem that explores
the events and impact of the 2016 killing of Philando Castile by a Minnesota police officer.
Castile’s murder affected me deeply; it filled me with a sense of rage and sadness. The
composing process was very cathartic for me and helped me to clarify my feelings about the
horrible incident
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Incident on Larpenteur Avenue (2018)

Billy Childs (b. 1957)

Notes by the composer:
I wanted to create an ominous atmosphere of general foreboding in the exposition and the
recapitulation – this is marked by the nervous and agitated piano pattern which accompanies
a portentous violin melody that soars above. The middle section is not a “development” per
se, but rather, a literal musical description of Castile’s killing and a lament reflecting the
sadness of his losing his life. The recapitulation restates the baleful mood of the exposition,
as though to say “this can happen again.”
Intermission

Sonata in E-Flat, Op. 18
Allegro, ma non tanto
Improvisation – Andante cantabile
Finale: Andante – Allegro

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)