Testimony (2022)
Solo Piano
Program Notes
What is a testimony? A testimony is a statement, a solemn declaration of what one believes or
knows to be true. A testimony is a witness to the world of who you are. Whoever we are and from
whatever walks of life we may come from, we all have something to testify of. It may be a testimony
of the love you have for those around you, a testimony of the divine, a testimony of what it means
to be the good you want to see in the world. I was asked to write my testimony in music and this
piece is the result of that. It begins with the quiet and reverent and journeys through to the grand
and noble, representing all types of testimonies. Whatever it is you believe in, whatever it is that
makes up you, this piece is for you to testify of it to the world.
Recording by composer, Hamish Reeves
Original video that Testimony was composed for