Everyone has (or had) grandparents, and Marissa makes hers come alive for me. With elements of the familiar--a grandmother who loves to tell stories--and the unique--a grandmother who speaks seven languages--she allows the listener to truly envision what it would be like for a teenage girl whose grandmother lives in her house. Marissa tells her own story seamlessly, starting with when she was small and ending with her imagining what it might be like when she herself is older. The fluidity of the piece is further enhanced by the skillful use of ideal transition music; without lyrics, the music seems to transcend the barrier between generations, as do Marissa and her grandmother.
Review of Marissa's Grandma
Eilis O'Neill
Posted on January 01, 2006 at 06:09 PM
Everyone has (or had) grandparents, and Marissa makes hers come alive for me. With elements of the familiar--a grandmother who loves to tell stories--and the unique--a grandmother who speaks seven languages--she allows the listener to truly envision what it would be like for a teenage girl whose grandmother lives in her house. Marissa tells her own story seamlessly, starting with when she was small and ending with her imagining what it might be like when she herself is older. The fluidity of the piece is further enhanced by the skillful use of ideal transition music; without lyrics, the music seems to transcend the barrier between generations, as do Marissa and her grandmother.