One of my favourite pieces of all time is “And Birds are Still…” by Japanese composer Takashi Yoshimatsu. There is something about the general tension and release of that piece, both harmonically and dynamically that is so peaceful to me. I also admire Yoshimatsu’s approach to divisi and triadic harmony, it works so well with the image that piece puts in your head, so I attempted to utilize a lot of strategies like that into this composition myself. This piece was started around the time I had been studying weather in science, specifically severe weather events. I found it so fascinating that something so destructive as a hurricane could also have such an element of beauty to it. It is truly extraordinary. I tried to capture that here. This piece starts with a single violin harmonic, almost like a howling in a light wind, a calm before the storm and it eventually expands into this big climax that acts as the peak of the storm, before retracting back into itself, ending just how it started. The howl. This piece was a recipient of a 2025 Government of NL Arts & Letters award.