Shadow Cathedral
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Abstract
In Shadow Cathedral, the listener is invited to step into an inverted place—a cathedral not of stone and glass, but of shadow and abstraction. This imagined space resounds not with the shining lights and echoes of people, but with the acoustic and psychological reverberations of solitude. As one might hear an empty chapel "sing" in its stillness, the music seeks to evoke a deeply personal, introspective, and raw resonance. Shadow Cathedral draws inspiration from the Adagio movements of late Romantic symphonies, whose slow, expansive passages evoke a sense of timeless contemplation. However, instead of using traditional triadic harmonies, this piece presents raw “sound icons”—bells, chants, and drums—that serve as focal points around which the music orbits. These icons guide the listener toward moments of ferocious self-exposure, reflecting the composer’s own vulnerabilities. Shadow Cathedral is a meditation on the power of emptiness—a sonic journey that discovers sublimity in raw human expression and the transformative nature of solitude.
Description
2025
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Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International