“Shredding Glass” a reverential work composed in the shadow of 9/11
Rain Worthington
I believe artistic expression is essential to humanity and am pulled toward the potency of awe. My vision is to create immersive environments in which illuminated sculptural spaces resonate with original music.
“Shredding Glass” is a reverential work of compassion and spiritual healing that was composed in the shadow of 9/11.
For many years, I worked evenings just steps from the World Trade Center. Those iconic towers were a powerful presence in my daily life. “Shredding Glass” began as an immediate cathartic response to the events and images of September 11, 2001.
"The incomprehensible expressed in sound. Powerful." – Dan Kepl, Performing Arts Review
To me this piece represents the essence of an emotional remembrance of how a sense of time and timelessness unfolded while coping with the realization, heartbreak and impact of this catastrophic event. I believe the music is ultimately about transcendence.
This is a very beautiful work, which weaves intricate patterns of sound in an hallucinogenic haze. It’s beautifully orchestrated, the material is well handled and it creates a dreamscape of exquisite allure. There are no heroes here, just we impotent onlookers. – Bob Briggs, MusicWeb-International