Sample 1. Lines: Desert Whispers. Orchestra and electric guitar. (2017)
Performed by UNAM Philharmonic Orchestra at Sala Nezahualcóyotl/ Mexico in October 2018
LINES: DESERT WHISPERS
The piece that I am sharing includes the electric guitar as part of the orchestra, particularly blended with the piano and the vibraphone. Here is the program note, a recording and the score:
An ancient mountain arises in the middle of the mexican desert. Although it feels inherent to the landscape, it is of a different nature. Unlike the mountains around it, it once was a city built of clay. Now it has been reduced to vestiges; worn out by the air with quiet whispers and shaped little by little to blend with the environment.
At ground level, the city looks like any other mountain, complex in its form and impossible to decipher; but viewed from the right angle, the lines that interwove chaotically at first organize like a fish shoal and reveal its geometric maze of aisles.
Imagine entering a dark room. It´s just black. After some time, you start noticing some shades. Eventually they end up turning into clear forms, so it´s not just black anymore. Senses sharpen when they are forced to perceive where apparently there is nothing. So, if you choose to force yourself into the desert, you can start noticing the subtle chaos of a mountain and then a hidden geometric maze but, with patience and will, you might even end up hearing the whispers of the air.