The Darkness Between Us

The Darkness Between Us for Flute and Piano is dedicated to Jwandune, a young casualty of a bomb dropped from a US drone in Afghanistan. In two sections: The first, lalo lalo lalo, begins with a quote from the Afghan nursery rhyme of the same name, represeting Jwandune’s easy early life moving into struggle and pain at the moment of attack. The second part is Jwandune’s Song, which depicts the uplifting strength she has exhibited in her new life.