The intention for this piece is to create a quantum, planetary universe from splintered sounds—without surrendering to chaos. The method was one of accretion: separate, short sound clips are clotted into groups; these groups, in turn, clot into larger clusters. Through this process, granular particles accumulate into massive sonic bodies of high density and weight.
These sound objects are connected in time by repeating, short granular patterns—loops that act like frozen mechanical systems. They enclose polyrhythmic structures and bind the larger forms into orbit. The piece exists in the space between scales.
Some things are too big to control, others too small. In between I compose.
Helena was awarded a special mention at the Métamorphoses 2014 competition, was a finalist at the Città di Udine – TEM 2014 festival, and received first prize in the Acousmatic category at the 7th International Competition of Electroacoustic Music Composition of the Destellos Foundation in 2014.
