Ian Coyukiat, At Sea

At Sea

Ian Coyukiat

With this year’s theme of “Deconstructing the world around us,” I decided to focus on different aspects of nature. Taking my inspiration from Manet’s Ships Deck, At Sea focuses on ships sailing atop the ocean, and aims to transport the listener away on one of them, as if they were on the sea themselves at sea. The piece begins with the waves crashing against a dock, and, just as a ship sets sail, the waves become more agitated, and the ship takes off. As the wind dies down, and the sun sets, a solo bassoon is heard singing its song to the moon. Other voices join in and they sing until sunrise, when the ship sets full mast once more and journeys on. A recording can be found on the QR code below.