Program Note

The inspiration for this work came from a time when I was shown the vastness of space through the lens of a newly purchased telescope. Time became irrelevant in this moment, for when I placed my gaze into its eyepiece for the first time I immediately felt tugged by the black void above. My vision seemed propelled upwards amongst the stars in spontaneous fashion, as my sight became entranced high up in its great expanse. I simply could not comprehend the sheer magnitude to which was the universe before me; I quickly panned across the stars/planets multiple times and witnessed countless scattered stars whipping past my telescope in a hectic display of scurried splendor. I began brainstorming ideas for a newer musical composition later that same night, unaware that my drive to create this piece was heavily influenced by my previous venture of the cosmos. The resulting work was an orchestral-based exploration depicting life as it exists upon the stars, and this overture for chamber ensemble serves as a slight taste to the magnificence that is that piece and to the phenomena which is space.

Now lay witness to the plasticity which is my creative brain as I journey deep into the cosmos of unknown wonders, experimenting with both post-tonal harmonies as well as extended compositional techniques.