Pisachi for string quartet

Commissioned and premiered by Ethel with support from ETHEL’s Foundation for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

INSTRUMENTATION

String quartet

PROGRAM NOTE

Pisachi (Reveal) is composed in six epitomes (sections) and was commissioned by ETHEL, as an homage to the American Indian Southwest. In my early teaching career, I was blessed to mentor Diné and Hopi youth and the spirit of Pisachi is nested in this dynamic and joyous time. The work is dedicated to my late friend and colleague, James Lujan (Taos Pueblo), and the music is influenced by Pueblo and Hopi styles. Pisachi was composed to honor my Southwest Indian cousins through expressive classical repertoire.

Pisachi is the Chickasaw word for “reveal” and is pronounced pih-sah-chee.

— Jerod Impichcha̱achaahaꞌ Tate

ITEM INFORMATION

This is not the string orchestra version. See this page for the score to Pisachi for string orchestra.