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MooseBridge t1_it8hhn7 wrote

Hello! I performed in Pachemama Meets and Ode earlier this year, and I just want to say that it was such a wonderful experience! It's such a visceral and emotional piece of music, and I really appreciate that I got to learn more about history through it. Thank you, and I can't wait to experience more of your work!

My question for you is: if aliens were to visit Earth, and you only had time to share one of your pieces with them, which one would you choose, and why?

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sandiegoopera OP t1_it8jmqo wrote

Oh, this means so much to me, Moose. Thank you for these kinds words. While I write my pieces for "the ages," who am I kidding, what's eminently real to me is what the performers think... :)

I've always thought that if aliens land on our planet, they would both marvel at our arts and feel great disappointment at our political tensions and enmities... I might very well play them your performance of Pachamama Meets an Ode, what with its message about centuries-long cross-cultural tensions and their correlating harm to the earth. The piece ends on a telling question tinged with hope; I'd hope for any outer galactic intelligent species to glom onto that and give humanity a chance.

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