Insomnia Rain (2019)

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For Guitar Duo with Live Electronics

Duration: 6'45"

Score, Parts, and Electronics are available for purchase

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Program Notes:

          As I began conceiving a piece for two guitars and electronics, I was suffering from a bout of nights where I had immense trouble sleeping. During many of those evenings, I would hear rain falling outside. While rain can often be a relaxing way to fall asleep, this time it became a sound that I was consciously lost in, exploring the timbres and articulations of every drop that I could audibly find. This became the impetus for Insomnia Rain, a piece in which the music becomes both hypnotic and yet distracting all at the same time.

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Commissioned by the 21st Century Guitar Conference

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Premiered by Adam Cicchillatti and Steve Cowan - Guitar; August 23rd, 2019, at the Inaugural 21st Century Guitar Conference, Dominion-Chalmers, Ottawa, ON, Canada