Instrumentation
ambisonic (3rd order) electroacoustic
Duration
14:00
Year
2016
Program Notes
Unlike other natural disasters which are often preceded by tell-tail signs – the hook echo radar signature of tornado-producing thunderstorms or ground deformation prior to a volcanic eruption, for example – earthquakes strike with violent abruptness. As a child, the destructive force of an earthquake coupled with an inability to anticipate them occasionally provoked in me a paralyzing fear on sleepless nights. As an adult, the initial jolt and subsequent rumbling still activate a type of apocalyptic dread and a feeling of utter helplessness.