"an approximation of home" is a lament that draws it name from several sources of change I've witnessed and/or experienced. The first is having to live far away from the place and people that collectively make up what I consider to be home. The other sources of change are some that have left me and loved ones wishing we could restore what seems to be slipping further and further away from us. The changing sociopolitical landscape of our country for the worse, the increasing environmental damage being done to our planet, and a growing unwillingness among many people to compromise and seek an equitable way forward on any point of contention have all contributed to a feeling of unease, forcing upon us the realization that some things that have made our homes feel like homes are at risk of being lost forever. Just as aspects of our home have become unrecognizable, nearly all sounds in this piece come from just one sample that I have made unrecognizable in a variety of ways. The only exception to this is the piano part at the end of the piece.

Brian Elizondo