Tales of Greiffenberg

"Tales of Greiffenberg”  was published in 2012 and written  in 2010.

"On the Lake", "The Forest" and "Wind Dance”, describe my experiences around Greiffenberg, a village,one hour outside of Berlin, in the direction of Poland. Here, I would visit my fine, longtime friend, Carlo Domeniconi and his friend, Justus Werden. They shared a house in Greiffenberg at the time.Carlo Domeniconi was my main teacher for composition and our visits would consist of working on ideas and pieces and also, long walks in the surrounding forest and fishing on the lake. Thus the movement names. "Wind Dance" is about the leaves flying through the forest in the autumn. Greiffenberg is a beautiful place, with fine memories and a piece of music was born  giving thanks to Carlo and Justus for their friendship.

(Dale Kavanagh)