Full-Tilt
ensemble strings and percussion
written winter 2022
duration 5 minutes
Commissioned by Elizabeth Johnson and the University Preparatory School, Redding CA
Most of my work is, in some way or another, about motion. Whether a reflection of my attention span (or lack thereof), my constant traveling, or my persistent fear of stagnation, almost everything I write is preoccupied with transitioning from one place to the next. Full-Tilt is a simple summation of this obsession of mine. Fundamentally driven by its ferocious, incessant momentum, the music is constantly in flux as it ricochets through key areas and kicks rhythms back and forth between strings and drums. Many thanks to Elizabeth Johnson for taking a chance on me and commissioning a new work for her intrepid student musicians at the University Preparatory School, Redding.