Rift

About Rift: When two entities in space are torn apart, there is created a rift. In numerous ways, Rift uses the ensemble to insinuate its two main themes: space and separation. Large, swelling, dynamic-phasing in the brass representing orbiting planets and sparkling woodwinds floating over an atmospheric bed of sound provided by the strings, alluding to stars, are just a few. Using polytonality, offset rhythms, constant-changing meter, and other techniques, Rift communicates separation. As the piece progresses, its listeners are brought to find the piece's greater, overall meaning. Luke Flynn (b. 1988) is a composer, arranger, and conductor with a highly active career in film, television, and the concert hall. In the media industry, Flynn's Hollywood music department credits include over 100 of the biggest movies and television series of his lifetime, including Avatar 2: The Way of Water, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Frozen II, and many others. As a concert composer, his works are performed regularly throughout the world, including commissions and performances by major symphony orchestras, choirs, and ensembles in over 20 different countries as well as throughout the U.S. He is also an active guest lecturer and conductor, visiting professional ensembles, universities, and high schools around the globe. Flynn is a graduate of Butler University, Clarke University, and The International University of Kagoshima in Japan. His primary composition mentors include Michael Schelle, Amy Dunker, and Tadashi Kubo. He resides in Iowa with his wife and daughter, where he conducts all of his work from his studio. More at www.LukeFlynnCompositions.com