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The phenomenon of sunshine during rain is recognized around the world as an unusual and (possibly) supernatural event. In some Asian cultures it is referred to as a “fox’s wedding” [kitsune no yomeiri in Japanese], a time when the forest creatures would come out and celebrate the union of two foxes. This piece depicts piercing sunshine coupled with persistent, quiet rain, opening into a brief glimpse of the wedding ceremony and concluding recessional, back into the deep of the forest. I first became aware of this bit of folklore from the opening of Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams (1990). Fox’s Wedding won First Prize in the Grumo Festival Call for Scores (2012).

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