Year
2026
Instrumentation
Sinfonietta with electric guitar, bass, and drum set
Duration
ca. 9′
Commissioned by
Overtuned Fest
Premiere
February 26, 2026
Switchyard Park Pavilion, Bloomington, IN
Overtuned Fest: Rock Sinfonia
Visuals
Elina Zazulia
Performers
Josh Catanzaro, conductor
Tierney McClure, flute/piccolo · Josh Wright, oboe · Jacob Wolf, clarinet in B-flat/bass clarinet · Jasper Wright, bassoon · Madison Sinan, trumpet · Ethan Hiner-Stolhand, horn · Robert Cardon-Wake, trombone · Mihailo Dašić, electric guitar · John Woodward, electric bass guitar · Noah Lopez, drum set · Chris Herz, violin I · Lev Roshal, violin II · Hannah Wendorf, viola · Yeajin Go, cello · Javier Hernandez, double bass
Program Note
What Remains was composed for the inaugural 2026 Overtuned Fest: Rock Sinfonia.
Every day, countless things change at a rapid pace. Leaving home where I lived 18 years with my family to attend university, and later moving to the United States to live on my own, I found myself constantly adapting to new environments. While these changes were exciting, they were also accompanied by an underlying sense of fear and uncertainty. I often felt shaken, questioning whether the path I was taking was truly the right one.
As I focused only on moving forward, I eventually hit a wall — moments of exhaustion and resistance that prevented me from moving any further. It was then that I first realized the importance of protecting myself and remaining grounded by holding onto a steady inner core.
In What Remains, a wide range of colors, timbres, and sounds emerges throughout the piece. However, beneath this surface variety lies a small set of fundamental elements that persist from beginning to end. These elements are continuously transformed — distorted, recontextualized, diminished, and augmented — yet they always return in some form. Through this process, the piece reflects the idea that despite constant change, there remains something essential and enduring: the self.
