Monologue V: Hidden Story

For Bass Drum and electronics

I find myself here, closely, indagando en las afirmaciones

I find myself there, roaming, tanteando entre soluciones

Soy esto que escribo, struggle and sensuality

Soy aquello que sueño, presence and absence

This piece is part of a large project by my friend and collaborator Jordan Walsh, named EIP (Electronic Integration Project) in which he commissioned several pieces for percussion and electronics. We had the great opportunity to have a performance at PASIC 2022 in Indianapolis.

For this piece we tapped onto our commonality in Hispanic heritage (me being and immigrant and him being the first-generation). The core of the piece is this short poem I wrote in Spanglish and that can be heard in a section of the piece. Audio and video coming soon!