Pocket Anxiety

Chiaroscuro [Hyperresonance II] (2007), for cello and electroacoustics. Craig Hultgren, cello.
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Chiaroscuro [Hyperresonance II] (2007, cello and electroacoustics)

Impostor Syndrome is an growing epidemic in our world today, especially in academia.  This is the irrational fear that you don't belong, that you are a pretender hiding your inadequacy from the world.  This is a debilitating state of mind that can cause us to doubt everything we do, and can keep us from achieving our goals or pursuing real relationships.

When I experience this, one of the only ways I can recover is through the help of my friends and loved ones, and the encouragement that they provide for me.

Impostor Syndrome

Unlocking the Keys (2021) is a fixed media Ambisonic work that explores three dimensional sonic space. The title serves as a metaphor for searching out (i.e., “unlocking”) the potential of sounds created from recorded piano sources, which start out abstract in nature and fully reveal themselves in the middle of the piece.  While the ideal listening experience for this piece is a periphonic sound system (a three dimensional configuration of speakers such as “dome” or 8-channel “cube”), the version provided here (stereo) preserves all of the musical material, mapping it down organically to a two dimensional listening space.

Impostor Syndrome

Ethan Fegan

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