SNAPSHOT

Snapshot is inspired by the Intermezzo in B minor from Brahms’ Op. 119: 4 Klavierstücke. Moved by the endless string of thirds in the delicate opening of the work, I was drawn to seek out multiple interpretations to explore the possibilities in phrasing it. I then extracted the different versions and layered them before electronically manipulating them through time stretching, delays, and filtering. The end result was a meditative ocean of thirds that undulated and sang by chance harmonies due to shifting layers. Snapshot is a translation of this piece into the acoustic world, taking advantage of the instruments in the wind quintet to portray the samples.

Premiered at the RED NOTE New Music Festival at Illinois State University on 03/24/2026.