even the words that we are speaking now

for soprano saxophone quartet

2018

“Even the words that we are speaking now thieving time has stolen away, and nothing can return”. —Horace, Odes

The work was inspired by the passage above, found as a preface to the first chapter of Carlo Rovelli’s The Order of Time. As I read this passage, I became enamored by the idea of time as fleeting, and the frustration of trying to squeeze onto a moment that will inevitably pass. The piece was an examination for myself of the fragility yet certitude of the passage of time and the ways in which we cope with it.

This piece was written for, and premiered by, ~Nois saxophone quartet in September 2018 at Constellation, Chicago.

Performances:

Sept. 2018: ~Nois saxophone quartet @ Constellation, Chicago

Mar. 2019: ~Nois saxophone quartet @ Guarneri Hall, Chicago Impromptu Fest