Chiral Reflection by AlyssaRegent

This piece was inspired both by nature and chemistry. The melodic core is inspired by the wailing of a loon. Loons are birds that live in Northern America and are often found on large lakes, usually in pairs. Their wail is believed to be a contact call. In this piece, the loon asks: “where are you”, without an answer back from its partner.
This image of the lonely birdcall on a lake at twilight made me think about the reflections of the last light of day on the still water. A friend mentioned to me the concept of the chirality of molecules which describe molecules that are non-superimposable on their mirror images. Just like our two hands are mirror images of each other and yet non-superimposable when put one on top of the other, this piece is attempting to create a reflection, both in terms of inverse mirroring and of light reflection, of the melody by using electronics (reverb, delay, and echo). The electronics and the flute are two entities that are part of the same original body, and they join at the end as the flute utilizes its highest register, and the electronics slowly fade out of existence. They are the reflection of each other.