AT A GLANCE
Style
Relentless • Energetic • Driving
Selected Performances & Recognition
2026 ASTA Conference
Zagreb Sinfonietta
Maryland Classic Youth Orchestra String Intensive
What Makes It Unique
The music shifts between gritty, rhythmic intensity and more refined moments, allowing ensembles to explore a wide range of character and style within a single work.
Musical Influences
Igor Stravinsky
Béla Bartók
Pablo de Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen
Jennifer Higdon
Why I Wrote This Piece
Written for Livermore High School Chamber Strings and their 2026 ASTA performance, creating a colorful and stylistically varied work that could be learned quickly without sacrificing artistic depth.
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PROGRAM NOTE
Fractured Sky captures the energy of an otherworldy horizon. The music paints a picture of light and sparks ripping through a charged atmosphere, where dark, striking violence erupts against radiant colors. Textures and grit collide with brief flashes of beauty and moments of unexpected tranquility.
This work was commissioned by the Livermore High School Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Justin Enright for the 2026 American String Teachers Association (ASTA) Conference in San Francisco.
Original Cover Photo by
Ruan Richard Rodrigues
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