The Mountains.
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FLUTE: ROBERT CART. PIANO: YANJUE LIN. AMF 2022.
The initial conceptual ideas of The Mountains were created with the idea of representing a vast space musically through the use of few instruments, with the goal of displaying the atmospheric range and space that a limited amount of instruments are capable of portraying through musical expression alone, hence the title of the piece.
The thematic development of the piece is meant to provide the experience of a complete and fulfilled journey while largely avoiding direct thematic resolution and repetition, and instead developing on themes and ideas previously presented, and doing so in a way that provides a sense of resolve for the listener.
THe Floodgates.
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BUTI YOUNG ARTIST TOP ORCHESTRA,
TANGLEWOOD ON PARADE 2023.
The Floodgates is a piece symbolizing a friendship forming from an unlikely pair and blossoming into a much more intimate and loyal relationship. The piece opens with a reserved, introverted atmosphere followed by an eventual leap of faith that is positively rewarded. This leads into the excitement and curiosity that comes from shared interests and eventually winds down, reaching a more open and vulnerable interaction.
a venemous embrace.
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ORCHESTRA READING, AMF 2022.
The original idea for A Venomous Embrace was based on the building up to the climax of the piece with strings alone, and was arranged subsequently after the idea was formed solidly enough for other instruments to fit nicely into the overall arrangement. Most of the piece was created following the initial idea of the climax up to the ending. Later, additional content was added to help ease said sections into the entire piece, making them more prominent and important in the overall. The title came after the creation of the initial idea of the climax to the end, as I felt it represented the complex feelings associated with a toxic and unhealthy relationship with someone who is heavily involved in a person’s life, like a best friend or a parent figure.
wrath of storm.
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PERFORMED BY: VICTOR HULS (CONDUCTOR),
CARSON MARSHALL (VIOLIN), NATSUKO TAKASHIMA (VIOLIN). MARIO RIVERA (VIOLA), HANA COHON (CELLO).
The Wrath of Storm tells the story of an intense storm forming and building over time into a powerful and unrelenting whirl of energy and force. The beginning specifically outlines the development of the rain and wind that begins to stir into a violent event as the piece moves, progressively blurring the line between themes of water and wind until the piece reaches two clearly defined peaks in which the storm has reached its capacity.
Frostbite.
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Frostbite was meant to be an area related theme, however, it would repeat from the last measure to the very beginning of the piece. It was inspired to be a theme for a cold and snow covered area of some sort, and largely was made through a trial and error process. The piece is orchestrated to
have 3 synths holding chords, a lead synth, a solo synth, a drum set, a rhythmic synth which is a pitched down kalimba, and a plucked double bass part. the piece follows somewhat of a binary form with a short B section later in the piece.
*This work was created prior to any formal composition instruction on a workable DAW, and retro-configured to use it for summer festival applications.