viVid NoThInG (2024)
for solo piano

During the time I composed this piece, I left my home in the United States to study and travel in Europe. I met so many people, saw new places, and experienced so many cultures that my life felt unreal. At the same time, my dreams throughout the night suddenly became more memorable as well. As I rarely can remember my dreams after waking up, this was a very noticeable change and I still have no idea what caused it. However, my dreams have become a hectic mess of parts of my life combined in the wrong places, people I have seen but do not know, and exact repetition but with everything completely changed. No matter what happened each night, I would wake up the next day with a clear picture of the dreams I previously had, but with no meaning or answers. This composition is an extension of my dreams.