String Quartet No. 1 (2010, revised 2021)
String quartet
Duration: 10 minutes
Notable performances:
Duration: 10 minutes
Notable performances:
- New Music Initiative for Black Voices at the McDuffie Center
- Crossing Borders Music, "Celebrating Juneteenth!"
String Quartet No. 1 was AJ's first major composition, written at age 19. In 2010, it won second place in the National Federation of Music Club collegiate division. Her inspiration for this piece was exploring the five stages of grief: depression, denial, bargaining, anger, and acceptance.