Destin
Trouble [Destiny
Trouble] is the second movement of the work. Within it, one can discern more closely (conceptually) the activity of certain worlds previously only skimmed over. Concretely, this results — by contrast with the first movement — in a composition built with highly mobile materials and a more pronounced temporal framework (call, response, anticipation, allusion, reminiscence…). The title alludes to these games of montage, while the two slashes [//] refer to the final ascent. One can also hear other attempts at personifying nature. The ‘woody’ sonic material is a good example of an emergence inspired by smaller-scale phenomena, such as the growth of plants. I gave it a mobility far removed from the energetic reality of its original source. I also had fun imbuing my sonic materials with behaviors modeled after morphologies and movements from the animal world, such as the (iterative) beating of insect wings or the surreal image I had of them clustering around sources of light. I also included passages inspired by highly agitated phenomena such as storms (snowstorms, sandstorms, cyclones). The chaotic, violent, and accumulative behavior of these meteorological events can also be found here.

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Destin // Trouble was realized in 2021-23 at the studio of the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal (Québec) and at the composer’s studio in Montréal. It was premiered on March 16, 2023, during Soundwich (16) at the Studio multimédia of the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal. This movement was revised in 2025 at the composer’s studio. Destin // Trouble won the 3rd prize ex æquo at the Canadian Electroacoustic Community (CEC)’s competition Jeu de temps / Times Play (JTTP) (Canada, 2021).

Premiere

• March 16, 2023, Électrochoc 2022-23: Soundwich (16), Studio multimédia — Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, Montréal (Québec)

Awards

• 3rd prize ex æquo, Jeu de temps / Times Play (JTTP) 2021, Canada