Mosaic's primary theme transforms in each section, adventuring through disparate moods, colors, and textures, surrounded by supporting motifs. Like tiles, these sections lay next to
one another, distinct, yet unified in their patterns. In the spring of 2017, after a fast month
of composing and with mere bars to go, my laptop—carrying my most recent work—was
stolen. I lost nearly half the piece. Creating had been challenging. Re-creating was
frustrating. I recollected fragments—a line, but not its context; a section, but not with the
same flow; a contour, but not its precise pitches. It cannot be the same. Inevitably, it was
necessary to let go, to create anew, to respond to the pieces all over again and fashion them
into a different picture.

The original Mosaic was written as a trio for forty/sixty (Robin Rhodes, Olivia Harris, and Angela Lamb) as part of New Music on the Point 2017. This newly arranged and abridged version Mosaic Refractured creates an even tighter and exhilarating musical journey for string orchestra.