Dance of the Spider Lilies is dedicated to Iris “June” Evans Poole. Before illness limited her mobility, June was often seen dancing on her porch beside her garden, surrounded by the bright blossoms she loved. She often spoke of how she missed waltzing with her husband, Lamar Poole—a memory that inspired this piece. Its graceful melody and lilting rhythm capture the motion of spider lilies swaying in a summer breeze, while June and Lamar seem to dance once more among the flowers, their love echoed in every turn of the waltz.
