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Piano Concerto- The Fates
Τhis concerto was inspired by the ancient Greek Fates — Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos. The first sister, Clotho, was responsible for spinning out the thread of a person’s life. The second sister, Lachesis, measured out the length of the thread, determining an individual’s life span. The third sister, Atropos, then cut the thread, thus determining the time of a person’s death. I imagined them observing the lives of mortals— sometimes being moved by humanity, other times looking down on us. I wanted my music to reflect the mood swings of the Fates and the impulsive use of their powers.
Aratani Theater, Japanese American Cultural & Community Center
De Rerum Natura
Book I
Book II
Conductor: Steven Berlanga
Recital Hall, Indiana University
De Rerum Natura (“On the Nature of Things”) was written by Roman philosopher Lucretius Carus. He further developed ideas about atomism, a philosophical school founded by Democritus and popularized by Epicurus. I compiled parts of Books I and II, where Lucretius deals with existential questions in a naturalistic manner, very ahead of his time. His poetry is still relevant today, so I chose an English translation that maintains the natural flow of the original dactylic hexameter.
Van- 1915
Fear, Fury, Fate
Indiana University Philharmonic Orchestra
In 1915- 1917, the Ottoman Empire slaughtered 1.5 million Armenians, and 700.000 Pontian Greeks. Van, was the first city with armed resistance that bravely defended itself from the Ottoman army. I wrote Van- 1915 in 3 sections that represent the stages of battle and grief that Armenians felt. Themes are based on Armenian modes and tetrachords.
Vision Fugitive No.8
Indiana University Philharmonic Orchestra
This is an arrangement of Prokofiev’s Vision Fugitive No. 8 for piano.