nothing moves in a straight line (2022) for percussion quartet
nothing moves in a straight line is an exploration of continuity and discontinuity. The work unfolds in a series in a series of tightly constructed variations, juxtaposing jagged grooves with dream-like, resonant interludes. The percussionists, arranged facing one another in a cluster around the vibraphone, leap suddenly and dramatically between wildly different meters and tempos throughout the piece, and yet there is a continuous pulse which subtly unifies these disparate musics.
 
nothing moves in a straight line was written as part of the soundSCAPE festival in Bobbio, Italy in May 2022.
selected performances
         Apr. 2023 — Queensland Conservatorium Percussion Ensemble, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
         Mar. 2023 — Matchstick Percussion, Penn State Festival of New Music, State College, PA
         Nov. 2022 — University of Toronto Percussion Ensemble, Toronto, Canada
​         Jul. 2022 — Aiyun Huang, Rebecca Lloyd-Jones, Nikki Joshi, Emma Ng, soundSCAPE Festival, Bobbio, Italy