visit foundation high scatter is a multi-version composition in which the structure of the work is reconfigurable. During performance, the piece is a continuous flow of uninterrupted music that consists of 5 large musical segments with repeating transitions at the beginning and the end of each segment. Prior to each performance, the musicians select the order of these segments and connect them through the overlapping transitions, relying on improvisation and spatial notation to connect the larger sections of music. There are a total of 24 possible arrangements, creating 24 different versions of the piece—each being just as complete and equally as important as any other arrangement.
 
My intention in creating a multi-version composition connects to my personal desire to explore writing music that invites multiple ways of recalling it. Anticipating moments in music and being able to know how music ‘goes’ is one of the many pleasurable aspects of a listening experience, the time away from that experience and remembering it influences the way we re-encounter that music.

While writing this work, I also reflected on growing up in Mexico City and the prevalence of the classical guitar in its musical heritage. The echoes of melodies, textures, and dances that unfold throughout the piece are a collection of my own memories and feelings that slowly emerged through its composition, reminding me of a faded national identity or a lost psychological geography that grows a little less recognizable over time, but that simultaneously has become more 'core'—a yearning perhaps.

A deeper look into my approach and development of "impermanent large-scale form" can be found in my 2010 dissertation, in case you want to check it out, you can find it here.