[Science series]

Oxidation State

When I wrote this piece, I found myself constantly studying for Chemistry 121. One of the most interesting general chemistry topics is how we measure the charge of elements and the way the charge evolves as the elements contact other elements.

The piece begins with a jumpy string motif; as the motif finds its way from the high to low strings, it represents the chaotic, excited nature of an electron cloud. Eventually, a melody is introduced; this melody soars over the electron cloud line, representing how this excited chaos resembles chemical compounds.

 The Golgi Apparatus

This piece was written during the beginning of my second semester of college. At this point, I had just began Cell Biology, a science studying life at the molecular and cellular level. Exam II for this course involved organelles, transport, and the Extracellular matrix. When studying for this exam, I became intrigued with the Golgi Apparatus, which is the organelle that recieves, modifies, and ships proteins to be used virtually anywhere in the biological system. 

The piece emphasizes the idea of proteins entering this journey of glycosylation as a pack, then being constantly seperated and completely changed. I took this concept and represented it in a way that the harmonic and melodic ideas evolve, and eventually, "soar" out into the performance hall.