(ex+in).(ternal) (2024)

oboe, harp, viola

For Ensemble Dal Niente

Inspired by the self-interrogation of to what extent we can claim authenticity as an internal outcome in a world where our senses are continuously bombarded by external factors, (ex+in).(ternal) is an attempt to relax the presumed boundaries of artistic creation. This piece asks: what happens if we welcome those tensions and let those rays of interference infuse into composition itself? As the focus of the work is set free, the musical conflict that emerges from these two processes plays out as a celebration of the interplays between inspiration, imitation, and insecurity.