I’ve always been fascinated with the writing of Milan Kundera, particularly his essays and short stories. His innate ability to write collections of seemingly disparate short stories while keeping a central theme is, to me, what sets his works apart from his contemporaries. It was my goal to achieve something similar in a musical context.

While there are common motivic threads throughout this piece, the work is meant to be a collection of short sections, each with its own story and character ...