Fahrenheit 451

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The Monkey King    

        In this piece, composed in the spring of 2019, I drew inspiration from a character in Chinese folklore called the Monkey King. Brash and tempestuous, the Monkey King constantly seeks more power and prestige. His chaotic, destructive personality leads the gods and spirits to declare war upon him and his followers, but he is so powerful that he bests them all in battle, one by one. Only when Buddha himself intervenes is the Monkey King finally defeated. This piece seeks to capture his complex personality, careening through passages of melodrama, playful humor, religious serenity, and war.

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Heracles at the River Styx           

This piece imagines Heracles, one of the greatest heroes in Greek mythology, being forced to face his own mortality and cross the Styx into the Underworld. Although Heracles tries to fight the current, the gentle, hypnotic tide ultimately prevails, and the piece subsides into a calm, motionless conclusion.

The piece was commissioned by Erasmo Herrera.

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