I am pleased to announce the premiere of my first orchestral work this Fall. The performance will take place on November 22nd at Roulette in Brooklyn.
As a viola and violin player, my introductory ensemble experiences were in orchestras. In college, I studied the repertoire in depth. Â Although I don’t find orchestral playing in my life much anymore, I felt a strong return home while working on this piece.
I am very thankful to The Tri-Centric foundation for encouraging me to apply for this commission and I look forward to sharing, “When the World Changes Around You.”
The concert will also feature new works by Daniel Blake, Michael Attias and Joseph Daley, all of which whom I have played music with in the past. Â I am excited to be sharing the program with them.
Below are some notes about the piece:
I have always been fascinated by perpetual motion in nature; the waves of the ocean, the orbit of the earth, the beating of the heart. Particularity, by its inexhaustibly and consistency despite external change.
Change, in itself is in a constant state of perpetual motion, and throughout the duration of one’s life span, much of the change we experience is beyond our control. Â
When the World Changes Around You mirrors this fascination through the use of ostinato.
The orchestra’s “heartbeat†– or ostinato – remains constant throughout the duration of the piece regardless of changes in time and feel.  Adjustments have been made to the notation of the ostinato enabling this effect. Â
By the end of the piece, the sections prove interchangeable as they overlap with one another.