Written in response to the death of beloved collaborator and friend John Daverio, Marti Epstein's "Cadence" is a heartfelt message of remembrance intimately scored for violin, piano, and marimba. These three voices move slowly and quietly through the music, independent of each other. The music moves freely through time, as there is no discernible metric pulse between the instruments. Sometimes the voices inadvertently meet in consonance with one another, while at other times they will clash in dissonance. The piece as a whole has a bittersweet yet haunting feel to it, as if one is reminiscing about past memories through a distorted lens. "Cadence" captures the sense of loss through original and borrowed musical phrases. Epstein describes these borrowed melodies or textures as "musical memories" between her and Daverio. As a respected piano and violin duo, Epstein and Daverio often performed together programming the music of composers like George Crumb, Anton Webern, and Ludwig van Beethoven. Some phrases in "Cadence" borrow material from these composers, as well as come of Marti's own compositions. The piano in "Cadence" begins with a G major chord. This returns throughout the duration of the work, serving as a palate cleanser between Bach-like chorale figures or ascending flourishes. The violin often responses to the piano [or vice versa], alternating between stepwise motion in thirds, scale-like passages, descending runs ending with a tritone, or droning on the pitches D and F# for varying lengths. The marimba engulfs the ensemble in lush rolled chords throughout, ranging from major 7th, to minor triads with an added second, and an inverted G major triad. "Cadence" is a tribute to a cherished professor, mentor, and friend, looking back on time spent together through shared musical memories.