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Isaac Schaad, Subtle Shifts – Cherubim Chamber Strings, © Arturo Serna

Isaac Schaad, Subtle Shifts The title has a double, if not triple meaning. Primarily, it conveys the chaotic, mischievous energy of the character called Subtle Shift in the play Clyomon & Clamydes (c. 1577), attributed to George Peele. Subtle Shift lives up to his name by continually changing allegiance, although his shifts are occasionally far from subtle. All this is reflected musically by frequent modulations of varying degrees of subtlety. The piece also necessitates a great deal of shifting of left-hand position, especially in the upper strings. Subtle Shift opens with an arresting, tutti gesture, which is followed swiftly by the first subject in A minor. The lyrical second subject, in the tonic major, resembles Dvořák’s writing in works such as the Serenade for Strings. These two subjects are developed and juxtaposed throughout the remainder of the piece, in keys as varied as C major and Bb minor. The bold return of the first subject in its original key brings the piece to a triumphantly chaotic conclusion. Cherubim Chamber Strings, Conductor Arturo Serna, Violin 1: Andrew Taheny, Casey Whyte, CongLing Wu, Alexander Steskjal, Violin 2: Nirvana Che-Lai, Emily Li, Nadia Wilson, Erin Healy, Viola: Hugo Svensson, Cecily Moorsom, Isaac Schaad, Cello: Ivan Carillo, Harry Jordan, Kit Cookson, Jesus Marquez, Double Bass: Hayley Somerville, St John's church Tisbury SP3 6NF Cherubim Music Trust is a charity that loans professional-calibre orchestral instruments to advanced music students in the UK, aged 15-25, who cannot afford one that matches their ability. See http://cherubimtrust.org/