Arcana Mysteria - Piano Trio
Instrumentation: Violin, Cello, Piano
Arcana Mysteria is a homage to a bridge between my childhood and the present: my love for music and epic fantasy. As a kid, the first series of “big kid” books that I read was the Harry Potter series. I viewed the series as a great training tool because it starts around 220 pages and ends around 610 pages. From there, I read series such as The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, Percy Jackson & the Olympians, and more. I basked in the great tales of magic, monsters, myth, and heroes. Even today, I still read epic fantasy series such as the Poppy Wars, Covenant of Steel, the Mistborn Trilogy, and more. “Arcana” comes from Latin and means “secrets.” During the Renaissance, this word was used to refer to the mysteries of the physical and spiritual world. “Arcane” has since been adopted into epic fantasy to mean magic since magic is what exists in between the mysteries of the physical and spiritual world. In this piece, I pay homage to these great stories and imagine one of my own, full of mystery and magic.
Arcana Mysteria was premiered by the Neave Trio in June, 2023, as part of the Mostly Modern Festival.
Instrumentation: Violin, Cello, Piano
Arcana Mysteria is a homage to a bridge between my childhood and the present: my love for music and epic fantasy. As a kid, the first series of “big kid” books that I read was the Harry Potter series. I viewed the series as a great training tool because it starts around 220 pages and ends around 610 pages. From there, I read series such as The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, Percy Jackson & the Olympians, and more. I basked in the great tales of magic, monsters, myth, and heroes. Even today, I still read epic fantasy series such as the Poppy Wars, Covenant of Steel, the Mistborn Trilogy, and more. “Arcana” comes from Latin and means “secrets.” During the Renaissance, this word was used to refer to the mysteries of the physical and spiritual world. “Arcane” has since been adopted into epic fantasy to mean magic since magic is what exists in between the mysteries of the physical and spiritual world. In this piece, I pay homage to these great stories and imagine one of my own, full of mystery and magic.
Arcana Mysteria was premiered by the Neave Trio in June, 2023, as part of the Mostly Modern Festival.
Instrumentation: Violin, Cello, Piano
Arcana Mysteria is a homage to a bridge between my childhood and the present: my love for music and epic fantasy. As a kid, the first series of “big kid” books that I read was the Harry Potter series. I viewed the series as a great training tool because it starts around 220 pages and ends around 610 pages. From there, I read series such as The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, Percy Jackson & the Olympians, and more. I basked in the great tales of magic, monsters, myth, and heroes. Even today, I still read epic fantasy series such as the Poppy Wars, Covenant of Steel, the Mistborn Trilogy, and more. “Arcana” comes from Latin and means “secrets.” During the Renaissance, this word was used to refer to the mysteries of the physical and spiritual world. “Arcane” has since been adopted into epic fantasy to mean magic since magic is what exists in between the mysteries of the physical and spiritual world. In this piece, I pay homage to these great stories and imagine one of my own, full of mystery and magic.
Arcana Mysteria was premiered by the Neave Trio in June, 2023, as part of the Mostly Modern Festival.