Program Notes

The inspiration for the piece came from my undergraduate experiences at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee (BoCo) and the connections that I made with friends, musicians, and faculty. Hence the title, Bonds Of Cosmic Origins – BoCo. I wanted to conceal these letters within my piece so I used morse code to spell out BOCO in the percussion parts. The rhythms in the motif, first represented by the timpani, is morse code for BOCO. The percussionists performing this hidden message in plain sight is an expression of my appreciation for the outstanding experience at BoCo.