Recidivism

instrumentation: piano trio (violin, violoncello, and piano)
duration: c. 11’00”
dedication: to Longleash
premiere: August 11th, 2018 by Longleash; the Loretto Project 2018-Louisville, KY

In
 Recidivism,
material furiously spins and repeats itself as an act of atonement only to find that the ultimate goal is unobtainable despite the necessary punishment having been carried out. Once this arduous process is complete, it loses all support and falls into similar habits out of necessity or an unknowingness of what to do next. 