FEATURED COMPOSITION

Trescientas Cincuenta Mil (2025)

^{for flute choir, Jazz trio and cuatro.}
Trescientas Cincuenta Mil (350,000) is heavily inspired by the imagery and meaning of the poem ¿Cuántas estrellas tiene el cielo? by Venezuelan writer Andrés Eloy Blanco. 

This piece combines contemporary diatonic writing with the traditional tendencies of Venezuelan Joropo and Merengue alongside a Latin-Jazz influence all over a constant shifting meter and later a heavy usage of a specific hexachord with some whole tone scales added for taste.

The music aims to capture a cosmic feeling which is tied to the meaning of the poem.  advocating for the value of life and how each person should be immensely appreciated for who they are, as when we lose them, we lose a star in the sky, and with it, a whole world.

_{This piece was originally premiered August 8th, 2025, by The FSU Flute Choir and Jazz Combo alongside Soloist Nestor Torres at the National Flute Convention in Atlanta, Georgia.}