DURATION: Approximately 6 minutes 30 seconds

This piece was inspired by a trip to the Chacchoben Mayan ruins in Mexico. Although much of the rubble has been reconstructed, there remain many structures which lie buried in mounds of jungle flora. This flute solo captures a journey through the ruins, beginning with sparse, airy passages which rise and fall, giving only a hint of the crumbled structures within. As the piece progresses, the music becomes more dense and regimented, and larger musical phrases emerge in imitation of reconstructed buildings. The piece ends as it began, returning the veiled shapes hidden in the undergrowth

Chacchoben Ruminations was commissioned by the 2022 Impulse New Music Festival. It was premiered at the festival by Erin McKibben.