A performance of my composition for wind ensemble, Mélange, by the San Francisco State University Wind Ensemble in 2019.

I worked on this piece for two and a half years, slowly editing, re-editing, rearranging and editing it again during my undergraduate years at SFSU.

It was a labor of love, albeit one that took a huge amount of energy out of me. It was originally conceived to be a four movement piece centered around the seasons as experienced by the beautiful yet chaotic nature of the Feather River Canyon, near where I grew up. Since starting the composition process, the Camp Fire struck and completely reformed my feelings about the area, so I began to lose touch with the original motivation. Yet, I returned to the idea, as my original love for the Feather River Canyon hasn't gone away.