“Ty Bloomfield wrote the music… for Cicadian Rhythms, and yes, it is about cicadas—the weird, bug-eyed, decibel-blasting insects. Bloomfield described his composition as being written with a haiku structure in mind. It was the most avant-garde-sounding composition of the evening in a good way… The snapping cello strings and intermittent sliding drone notes, accompanied by melodic passages, served as a fun onomatopoeic sound.”

“As for Saturday’s concert…the program will include FLUX//DRIVE by Ty Bloomfield, winner of OFS’s 2024 Emerging Composer Award. The orchestra describes Bloomfield’s music as ‘characterized by its intimate and patient soundscapes, jazzy undertones, hidden melodies, and emotional complexity.’‍

“‘The concert serves as a way to promote both the artwork by the amazing artists in PCAP as well as the project itself by continuing its goal of empowering and uniting with people impacted in our justice system through our shared love of creativity,’ said Ty Bloomfield, one of the concert’s organizers.