The Distortion of Memory (2024)
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The Distortion of Memory, for solo classical guitar, was commissioned in 2024 by Trevor Babb, Cristián Alvear, Ken Murray, and Gaku Yamada. The work has a duration of nearly an hour when performed in its entirety, but its four 15-minute movements may be performed individually or in suites. Part One is informed by a strict compositional design that generates its musical architecture, while the three movements that follow present eroded, hazy recollections of the original material — each successive reminiscence becoming increasingly nebulous and dreamlike as memories evolve and transform over time.