My duet for Baritone Saxophones and Kick Drums, Secrets in the Seams, dealt with the anonymity and loneliness that sobriety brings, creating the tragedy that is a world without empathy and compassion in the personal and professional world. Chasing, Yearning deals with the inner struggle of addiction itself. The inner struggle I’m referring to is the battle within, not specifically to a relapse or special event. The “chasing” literally refers to the cycle of addiction: chasing a high, money, theft, and intimacy. The “yearning” refers to the desire for positive forces of contentment and mindfulness and the hope for an ability to overcome compulsion.

Chasing, Yearning was written by Logan Rutledge (b.1993) in 2020 and published by Elision in 2022.

For more information about Logan, including his other published works, visit his composer page.