drowning in deliberation (2021)

alto flute, bass clarinet, piano

drowning in deliberation is a piece that engages in a quest of an impasse in spatial terms. It asks: what happens when time flies, but you cannot? Expressed as small ideas rolled out into countless variations, here, the piece translates the congruence of rationally configured atomic building blocks into a chaotic, yet structurally sound, whole. Beginning with the foundation of a quarter tonal 2nd interval, the composition sprawls outward in textures that bring together different vocabularies inspired by both jazz and contemporary new music.

“Score follower” video w/ digital mockup