longing is an aviary (2023) for orchestra
longing is an aviary is scored for orchestra - 2(+picc)222.4231.timp+2perc.hp.str
longing is an aviary draws its title from Ross Gay’s poem “Because,” which depicts longing with an evocative catalogue of images which are quivering, luminous, and full of motion. I explore this same trembling effect in a series of tightly controlled, virtuosic dances for orchestra which spiral outwards from a single pitch. This music is driven by a kaleidoscopic sense of color, a process of refracting and unwinding, and a momentum which eventually builds into a frenzied, shimmering aviary of birds. longing is an aviary was written for the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and conductor Tim Weiss in Spring 2023.
selected performances
         Feb. 2024 — Reno Philharmonic, conducted by Laura Jackson, Reno, NV [upcoming]
         Feb. 2024 — Reno Philharmonic, conducted by Laura Jackson, Reno, NV [upcoming]
         Apr. 2023 — Chicago Civic Orchestra, Tim Weiss, conductor, Symphony Center, Chicago IL