Call for Justice

Program Notes:

Call for Justice is an adaptation of Fanfare for Justice , a French Horn Quartet. Its impetus evolved out of the repeated senseless deaths of black people at the hands of police. As videos of these became increasing visible to the public, and as rage continued to build, we all witnessed the nineminute death of George Floyd. And the deaths of so many others. As artists, we are often compelled to do more than join marches on the streets, or to put a sign in the front yard. Silence is complicity. Music is my voice. Most of the piece is created from the syllabic /and or timbral elements of the words and names shouted during the protest marches. Injustice for one, is injustice for all.

– Christina Rusnak 2021