…to experience life. (2019)
Instrumentation: Trumpet, Piano, Percussion (singing bowl, gong, r. cym., ratchet, w. block), Live Electronics (MaxMSP)
Duration: 8’
How do we define the experience of life? Is it the breaths we take? The biological functions of existence and growth? Perhaps, living is defined through our time on Earth, the thoughts we have, our experiences with one another, or the impact we leave on our planet and the collective conscious.
...to experience life. explores these varying explanations through fragmented gestures of growth and decay, juxtaposed with manipulated recordings of text that attempts to define the experience of life. The intertwining of these gestures and manipulations throughout the ensemble abstractly reflect the drama, nuance, and meaningful meaninglessness of life.
Notable Performances
Carnegie Mellon University Contemporary Music Ensemble (Pennsylvania, USA)
2022 SPLICE Festival IV
2019 SPLICE Institute (Michigan, USA)