Commission:

Commissioned as part of the Reaching the Limits vol. 2 Residency in Larnaca, Cyprus. Funded by Larnaca 2030. 

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Orchestration:

Bass clarinet, trombone, tuba, electric guitar

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Duration:

6'

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Performances:

Premiered March 14, 2025 by the Patsiaoura Ensemble at the Larnaca Music School; Larnaca, Cyprus

George Georgiou, bass clarinet

Demetris Yiasemides, trombone

Andreas Theocharous, tuba

Andys Skordis, electric guitar

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March 15, 2025; Patsiaoura Ensemble, Common Ground Gallery; Larnaca, Cyprus

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March 16, 2025; Patsiaoura Ensemble, Arte Music Academy; Nicosia, Cyprus

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Note:

I wrote Winds of Centuries as I was reading Sigurd F. Olson’s book Listening Point. I have often tried to emulate natural phenomena in my music and Olson’s descriptions of geologic time-scales and the glaciers that shaped Northern Minnesota stood out to me. My piece parallels these slow-moving forces: the harmony develops gradually and systematically as the rhythms become more and more animated. By the end of the piece, the gentle winds of the opening are replaced with tension and a more activated texture as the performers fade in and out with pulsing rhythms—leaving only their footprints behind them.