The Portland Youth Philharmonic's season finale showcased new commissions from young composers and highlighted the collaboration with Persian musicians for world premiere performances.
Howerdel expressed his current writing process, stating, 'I'm in a not-sleeping-much and self-discovery mode. When I'm writing music, I've been full night-terror...'. This captures his intense creative phase.
This song addresses the lasting scars of grooming-the parts of yourself that are stolen and the anger you carry because of it. It emerged in such a raw, direct manner that there was no space for second-guessing how I felt.