Sketches of Jain
This was composed as a birthday gift for my sister-in-law Jainie. The concept is lighthearted and pokes fun at some of her foibles. I included poems in the score (one per movement) as additional little jabs.
I. Café Éternel
Do as the Romans do when you’re in Rome,
(Or as the locals when you’re not at home.)
So in England, you see,
It’s best to drink tea.
But not her, she’ll drink coffee with foam
