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Sarah Bassingthwaighte

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I write music that is vividly expressive, deeply human, and connected to the world around us …

…drawn to color, texture, and storytelling as ways of building connection through sound.

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A woman standing outdoors under a bridge, with arms stretched out, smiling, with papers flying around her, some on the ground and objects like rocks and logs surrounding her.

Large white quotation marks on a black background.

Bassingthwaighte’s pieces register as vivid tone paintings that in myriad ways call the mystery and magnificence of the natural world to mind.

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Deep, introspective, and adventurous soundscapes.

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White quotation marks on a black background.

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Svalbard Symphony

$300.00

3332 | 4331 | timp+3 | strings

(2026)

20 Minutes

Composed while in residency on a tall ship in the high Arctic and inspired by the stories and landscape.

Commissioned by the West Virginia Symphony

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House of Doors (concerto)

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Flute and Symphony Orchestra 2222 | 3221 | 1 perc | strings

(2016)

11 minutes

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The title, House of Doors, comes from a meditation exercise in which you imagine walking through a hallway full of doors, choosing one, and exploring what's inside. The exercise is designed to increase creativity and the ability to make positive changes. To me, this meditation is fun, like being in a dream where I can make some choices. The starting point for the Concerto came from three different "rooms" I encountered, and each is translated into sound. The piece is divided into two continuous movements.

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