[Sol Demens] [A Mad Sun] (2004)

Sol Demens

A Mad Sun

a meditation for two piccolos and string orchestra.

14 minutes of sureal madness

Be sure to put on your SPF 35 Sun Screen!

Disclaimer: Listening to this piece can be harmful to your psyche and the composer will not be held responsible for any damage or bruising of the listener's psyche, nor will he accept any responsibility for any negative karma that might accrued to the listener.

"... I could FEEL myself going mad with the heat listening to it ..."

"... there appears to be no total or rhythmic structure on which to hang anything. "

"I don't think I've ever had the hairs on my arms stand up while listening to music before."

Morning Prayer

Prelude:

Darkness all around me; I awaken slowly from a dream that I do not remember.

Morning Prayer:

In the pre-dawn darkness I begin to pray.

Wasuremono:

I wander through a barren landscape in search of something I have forgotten. A name eludes me, a question unformed.

Dream Time:

I fall into a dream; paths merge and diverge, the past and the future converge, merge and diverge. A truth (The Truth?) lies just beyond my consciousness.

Nightmare:

A repressed memory strikes like lighting, heralding the arrival of dark visions. Is this madness?

Dancing:

The sound of dancing drives the darkness away. I the center of a village I dance under a pagan equatorial sun.

Sleep:

Exhausted I fall to the ground and begin to dream

Postlude:

In the predawn darkness I awaken slowly from a dream I do not remember.