Nick Benavides - Cuates

Cuates - for two Violins (Score) Composer's Note Twins run in my family. Just over thirty years ago one of my earliest memories was me in the hospital, waiting for my twin sisters to arrive. My memory is hazy since I was only three, but I remember a bright light and two tiny girls, not quite five pounds each, wrapped up in front of me. Excited to have siblings, I leaned over their crib and sang them happy birthday, much to the surprise of my parents. As parents of twins will tell you, they can be a lot of fun, but also quite exhausting. My parents used to dress them alike, but pretty quickly it became apparent that they were individuals with their own minds. One twin was shy and refused to walk unless her hand was held, the other would run head first up and down stairs. Though they are fraternal, they looked so similar that most people outside of the family couldn’t tell them apart until they were in middle school. One became fascinated with fashion while the other trained