STATE OF FLUX
for String trio, Clarinet, Piano and Electronics
“A DJ- turned - Buddhist priest, Gyōsen Asakura, is currently raising money to do psychedelic “techno memorial services” at the Shō- onji
( 照恩寺 ) temple in Fukui City in central Japan. The 49 - year- old priest has already hosted two such services ... Asakura is now hoping to purchase better equipment for future versions, reports Japankyo.”
-Vice News February 7, 2017, 4:31pm
Everything in this world is in a constant state of flux, or so they say. I wanted to create a piece that is constantly changing, yet not changing at all, like the surface of the ocean, which is always in motion but still made of the same substance. The music pushes and pulls, it is delicate, it is violent, but ultimately, it’s a series of variations on a very simple musical signature. This signature forms the foundation of the entire piece, both in a micro and macro sense.
There are four interconnected movements titled
I. BREATHE
II. OUT OF NOWHERE, THE MIND COMES FORTH
II. WHO IS THIS?
IV. EGO DEATH DANCE
huge thankyou to Omega Ensemble and all of its brilliant artists who helped me bring this piece to life.