Alicia Castillo, Composer & guitarist

Billow is an open score work for any 4 or more pitched instruments inspired by the comings and goings of various elements; billowing grass and clouds, or swells of waves continously retreating and returning in surging masses. Emotions and thoughts also come and go in unpredictable swells- sometimes overwhelming, at other times steadier with only subtle ripples of change. I intended to capture this experience as well as explore a narrative that starts and ends at the highest amplitude of a surging wave.

Billow was written for Wild Up and premiered at Denison University's 2024 TUTTI Festival in Granville, Ohio.