PROGRAM NOTE

RICERCARE (for orchestra) draws on the original meaning of the term ricercare: not as a fixed contrapuntal form, but as an act of searching. The work unfolds as an open-ended sonic exploration, where musical material emerges, disperses, and transforms without a predetermined direction or hierarchical center.

Time is treated as a structural element. Rather than progressing through dramatic contrast, the music evolves through slow internal change: isolated gestures, shifting textures, and gradual reconfigurations of timbre. Silence plays an active role, shaping perception and allowing sounds to exist fully before dissolving into new configurations.

The orchestra is conceived as a field of forces rather than a collection of sections with defined roles. Individual lines surface and recede within larger textural masses, creating a form of latent counterpoint—often sensed more than explicitly stated. What matters is not arrival, but continuity: the persistence of sound, color, and transformation over an extended temporal span.

RICERCARE resists closure. There is no traditional climax or resolution; instead, the music sustains a state of inquiry. It does not seek to answer a question, but to remain within it—affirming composition as a process of listening, searching, and becoming.