On Est Là draws on formative elements of the composer’s high-school years, including rock, sex, fast cars, and the misguided Vietnam war (referencing Walter Cronkite’s famous “stalemate” editorial which was a major factor in ending the war). The many protests of this period are reflected in the final passage with France students and workers chanting[…]

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Looking back to 1960, Bella references the incipient war in Vietnam and accompanying protests, a preceding period of nominal tranquility, collaged words including President Kennedy’s forward-looking comments, snippets from frivolous pop songs, and the tense downing of a US U-2 spy plane over Russia. The work is divided into 5 sections: 1. Antebellum 2. Oop[…]

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Sacred Ruin explores heavily processing and layering standard orchestral instruments, based on pitches from Bach’s twelve tone “Royal Theme” used in his Musical Offering.

The Cycle of Life and Decay is about the condition that surrounds all living things (and arguably our universe): All things are bound to a never-ending cycle of life, growth, and decay. Unlike our general human perception (which generates illusions that the life we surround and create for ourselves is/will be stable), nothing is permanent,[…]

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Acoustic Mirrors is a multidisciplinary installation funded by a 2023 National Fondart grant in the Interdisciplinary category (Media Arts & Architecture). It was exhibited for the first and only time in 2024 in the city of Puerto Montt, the artist’s hometown. The work was installed for one month in an 18-meter-long room at the Puerto[…]

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