falling free
for flute, harp, viola, cello and empty poppers bottles
2023
[6 minutes]
First performed by members of the Nash Ensemble and students of the Royal Academy of Music in May 2024 at Wigmore Hall.
At the disco we meet at a point between time
fast and slow all at once
every second a thousand years
a thousand years in every second
each heartbeat
each heartbeat pushing the drugs deeper into our cells
pupils dilated beyond reason
this is silly
I see you
this is a moment
this is a moment between me and you
and here we can be infinite
spooling out at both ends
falling away
falling free
limp wrists, fuck it, let’s fall in love.
Score/parts available on request.