Tanzen

3:00- for violin duo
premiered by Duo Gelland at Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall (10/2013)

This piece explores "dirty electricity"/electrical pollution/distortion as a metaphor for miscommunication. The form of the piece is two waveforms out of sync with one another. Both lines attempt to play the same song: Violin I performs the "melody" as a polka, while Violin II performs the "melody" as a waltz. Both parts begin the song several times, attempting to achieve some sort of synthesis, but the message is continually polluted. Despite meeting occasionally, communication is ultimately impossible.