Dream of a Falling Star

Dream of a Falling Star (2024)

flute and percussion (vibraphone, crotales, and piano)

Duration: 10′

Commissioned by Sophia Tegart and Chris Wilson and members from the consortium, the piece is titled “Dream of a Falling Star” and is kind of related to a dream I once had of being up in space witnessing the journey of a shooting star. The percussion part is primarily vibraphone and crotales, and I added a small piano part (just some low piano octaves) for each of the players to play here and there throughout the piece. It’s 10 minutes long and broken up into small movements and interludes with no pause:

A duet between a star and its sky

Interlude: Floating above the stillness

Lament of a falling star

Interlude: Reflecting on its fate

Embracing its destiny

Coda: Return to dust

The premiere is set for 7:30pm (Pacific Time) on October 17 at Washington State University featuring Sophia Tegart and Chris Wilson.

List of Consortium members

Sophia Tegart and Christopher Wilson

Francesca Arnone and Kevin von Kampen

Rose Bishop and  Aaron Ottmar

Jonathan Borja

James W. Doyle

Brielle Frost and Ryan Frost

Nora Lee García and Jeff Moore

Mehrdad Gholami and Patrick Roulet

Spencer Hartman and Emily Salgado

Jeiran Hasan and Benjy Krauss

Krista Jobson

Lindsey Kovach and J. Zach Miller

Hannah Porter Occeña and Josh Graham

Angela Reynolds and Jimmy Finnie

Kelly Sulick and I-Jen Fang