In Landlessness (2023) for percussion ensemble was inspired by the novel Moby Dick. The incredibly complex, multilayered work by Herman Melville suggested in In Landlessness, an open structure formed by eight great pages, each of them with its own character and rules. The ocean, the adventure, the fear, the monster, the chaos, and the faith are only a few of the themes that shaped the compositional process. The seven players are like members of an imaginary crew of a boat dwelling in our dreams. There is not a real narrative arc, but single connected apparitions in which everyone can dive and be lost. In Landlessness was commissioned by Kyle Ritenauer for the MSM Percussion Ensemble.
Light Again was inspired by a battle rap performance in Union Square, New York. The percussion ensemble is divided into two opposing groups, which engage in confrontation, mockery, and provocation. The text comes from different sources, including the Greek mythology of the Iliad, the Sumerian priestess Enheduanna, the Biblical Book of Lamentations, and poetry by Rumi, thereby constructing a narrative arc. Starting from the anger and violence of war, through lamentation for losses, ultimately we find a final, rediscovered peace, through compassion and contemplation. Light Again was commissioned by the MSM Percussion Ensemble, and its conductor, Kyle Ritenauer, to whom the work is dedicated.