string quartet - 2 violins, viola, cello - dur. ca. 17’10”

score - 8.5 x 11 / parts - 8.5 x 11

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For a long time, I have been fascinated by the occult and the macabre. This interest manifests itself in my music, often serving as inspiration during the composition process. It has resulted in pieces based on mystical and alchemical ideas, and an unofficial demon series based on various ancient demons, creatures, and spirits. I am also a fan of cult and classic horror films.

I’ll Swallow Your Soul is titled after a phrase said by a possessed character in Sam Raimi’s classic film Evil Dead 2. In the film, evil spirits of the dead are accidentally summoned by reciting words from the book of the dead known as the Necronomicon. The spirits desperately want to live again, but can only manifest physical form by possessing the living. Not only was I inspired by the idea of evil spirits struggling to exist again in the physical world, but I also felt drawn to the title because of the other ways it could be interpreted which I will leave up to your imagination. I also embrace both raw and refined sounds as beautiful equals in my music.

I’ll Swallow Your Soul was commissioned by Semiosis Quartet and composed in late June through September of 2017 and premiered at New Music Gathering at The Boston Conservatory at Berklee on May 19, 2018.