Constellation

When Nadia Francavilla approached me to commission this piece, I wanted to step outside my comfort zone. As many of my works involve nature in some way, I was curious to further explore the theme of stars—infinitely distant from us and each other, yet close enough to reach to them. Trying to evoke that distance was difficult with a through-composed work, so I represent it through individual blocks of sound and motives that act independently but come together to create a unified musical direction.

Premiere recording from the University of New Brunswick Contemporary Music Festival, November 2021