Polaris
(2020)
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PolariswaswrittenformydearfriendandwonderfulpianistMichael DelfínIoftengazeupatthenightskyentrancedbythegloriouswonder ofthecelestialbodiesabove,wonderingwhatliesbeyondourtinymote ofmatter.
Istherelifeelsewhere?
Whataretheydoingnow?
Willweeverbeabletotravelandfindout?
Manyotherslikemyselflovetogazeatthisopendometeemingwith existentialvastness,findingjoyinviewingvariousstarsand constellationsTheNorthStar,Polaris,hasalwaysparticularlyinterested me.Fromitsshiningspotonthetipofthe"LittleDipper"constellation, toitsdeepermeaningoffreedomandwonderforsomanyInthiswork, Isoughttocapturethesparkling,shining,natureofthestarandthe etherealauraoneexperienceswhenlookingatthesheermajestyofthe nightsky.Beginningwithasimplerisingtheme,thepiecequicklygives waytomanysparklingharmoniccolorsandrhythmicgenturesIwanted toinvitethelistenerintoavast,suspendedopenworldofmystery, introspection,andeffervescentlight.
BrianRaphaelNabors,2020