Nero's Dance

This piece is meant primarily (albeit con ictedly) as a celebration of

creativity , expression, and life. Inspired heavily by Olivier Messiaen's

legendary Quartet for the End of Time,

"Nero's Dance" uses dissonance,

rhapsodic development of simple themes, and an underlying sense of

groove to contrast an ominous feeling of dread with a constant,

thrumming, and at-times infectious pulse. The piece begins and ends

with a low rumble, situated at the intersection between anxious and

joyful energy , and is meant to convey the complicated feelings endemic

to art in the face of scary things going on in the world.

Recorded 2025 in Normal, IL with the RED NOTE Music Festival