in love with something that never existed (2026)

for small chamber ensemble

c. 15 minutes

This work was written for and premiered by TAK Ensemble as part of the TAK LAB in New York, NY, August 2026.

What I consider to be one of my largest issues as a person is my inability to not fall within a daydream. Constantly slipping away from reality, I regularly found myself not paying attention to my surroundings or what anyone was saying. I can just be very focused on the many ways I would’ve done things differently in the past or what could have been. This work mimics the process of slowly seeping into, and sometimes fighting, an emerging daydream through wispy, airy textures that emerge from non-existence.