This particular post has me rather nervous because it is not my forte, but I am going to share anyway due to encouragement from friends and professors. Today I am happy to publicly share my first electroacoustic composition, entitled "Stray Bit (Will O' The Wisp)"!
The title, "Stray Bit" invokes the image of an infinitesimal piece of data lost in the ether and misleading the listener. I wanted to create clear arches and phrases to convey the Bit leading the listener from scene to scene, like a Will O' The Wisp. The subject is a tintinnabular kind of sound that morphs subtly from section to section. The tintinnabulation travels across scenes that feature more oblique changes to longer/broader sounds and periods of intensification. The piece then ends like it began and the Bit suddenly evaporates after exerting the last of its energy.
Special shoutout to Dr. Marilyn Shrude and Dr. Elanie Lillios for their guidance during the process. Friends who know me well understand that I envy career composers for their gift and that I see it as one of the closest things we have to true magic. I also envy anyone who can create the whole widget: compose-perform-entrepreneur. I am not a natural composer by any means and I hope to continue to develop in this area, so Dr. Shrude's and Lillios' help and belief in my capacity means the world to me.
Let me know what you think! (and maybe listen with headphones)