Four Panels
Four Panels is a piece about our life's journey. The piano is the central figure - the soul. Just as the piano is attached to every string striking each other resonating against the frame - so are we - all attached to each other in some way. Every note, dissonant sound, melodic line and blending of colors represents the collisions we make throughout our lives. It is about how we are searching for something or someone or maybe just an idea...we will probably never know what it is till the end. This piece is about the following of the heart - sometimes alone...and how much we unknowingly touch each other throughout this journey.
It is built around four panels (themes/variations on themes) that keep intersecting with each other - just as the sum of our experiences intersect throughout our lives:
1. Enlightenment of the Soul: opening of one's eyes and seeing the world - the birth and childhood - innocence.
2. Tribulation of the Soul: finding oneself and learning of life - feeling victory, defeat, loves won and lost.
3. Resurrection of the Soul: emerging from the trials of life with humility and grace - reaching as high as one can.
4. Ascension of the Soul: sharing the love given and felt throughout the journey - finding peace.
Instrumentation: Piano / Orchestra
Four Panels is a piece about our life's journey. The piano is the central figure - the soul. Just as the piano is attached to every string striking each other resonating against the frame - so are we - all attached to each other in some way. Every note, dissonant sound, melodic line and blending of colors represents the collisions we make throughout our lives. It is about how we are searching for something or someone or maybe just an idea...we will probably never know what it is till the end. This piece is about the following of the heart - sometimes alone...and how much we unknowingly touch each other throughout this journey.
It is built around four panels (themes/variations on themes) that keep intersecting with each other - just as the sum of our experiences intersect throughout our lives:
1. Enlightenment of the Soul: opening of one's eyes and seeing the world - the birth and childhood - innocence.
2. Tribulation of the Soul: finding oneself and learning of life - feeling victory, defeat, loves won and lost.
3. Resurrection of the Soul: emerging from the trials of life with humility and grace - reaching as high as one can.
4. Ascension of the Soul: sharing the love given and felt throughout the journey - finding peace.
Instrumentation: Piano / Orchestra
