Live performance by One Found Sound in San Francisco, CA in June 2025.

METAPHORS (2024)
for chamber orchestra

2.2.2.2/2.2.0.0/2perc*/hp/str (at least 4.3.3.2.1)

Percussion List: Vibraphone, Drum Set

PROGRAM NOTE
I am not particularly interested in composing electronic or pop music, nor would I say I’m inspired by it much (aside from songs of these genres that I really like). I did, however, notice that I hadn’t touched on my personal taste in my own music. Although electronic music is not my favorite, I do listen to some lo-fi music, and have a strange connection that several of my favorite wind ensemble works are based on electronic music. After taking my first class on electronic music composition, I had to write several electronic works – this is an adaptation of one of them. Originally composed for electric guitar, bass guitar, drum set, and piano, ‘metaphors’ is my acknowledgement of my soft side for electronic and pop music and emulates several elements I liked in the genre.

First performance by One Found Sound in San Francisco, CA in June 2025.

Duration: ca. 5 minutes

PERFORMANCES
One Found Sound premieres metaphors in San Francisco, CA in June 2025.

HONORS
One Found Sound Emerging Composer Award, Winner