Dark Matter
I. Time Began with an Explosion (2010) 5 min.
for three electric guitars.
Performed at Cal Poly Pomona Recital Hall, March 14, 2014.
Audio recorded by William Wright-Hooks.
Video Directed by Gabriel Zuniga.
Performed by Mobius Trio
Robert Nance, Mason Fish, and Matthew Holmes-Linder.
Program Notes
The birth of the universe. Dark matter is undetectable, but whose presence can be inferred from gravitational effects on visible matter. I thought of writing this piece when I learned the Japanese concept of ma, which means “the silence between the sounds.”