Waiting is a 25-minute piece inspired by my transition into adulthood, an experience which has been filled with new locations, friends, interests and musical influences. The work combines electronic and acoustic instrumentation, breaks boundaries between different styles of music and disrupts traditional thinking. It is a product of my love for rap and hiphop production and newfound inspiration drawn from minimalism, classical, EDM, and more.
 

Waiting is written for a modern rendition of a chamber music group, combining a mixed piano quintet with a synthesizer and sampler that plays electronic drum sounds and processed audio. The piece features six movements that were written as separate pieces over three years and later arranged to flow together and fit the hybrid chamber group. The music itself reflects the contrasting instrumentation, featuring intimate melodic sections, dance grooves and everything in between.

The piece is dedicated to my dad, who has always been my biggest fan.

- Composed by Jake Szwarcewicz
- Recorded at Silent Zoo Studios and the Choi Family Production Center by Jake Szwarcewicz
- Mixed and Mastered by Jake Szwarcewicz
- Album artwork by Jake Szwarcewicz (Linoleum print on homework)

- Piano by Vicki Ray and Jake Szwarcewicz

- Violin by Zerlina Lai and Meg Rohrer

- Cello by Abby Lee and Jesse Christeson

- Clarinet by Sherwin Zhang and Gleb Kanasevich

- Flute by Max Cheng and Michael Avitabile

- Synthesizer by Timothy Shortell

- Sampler and electronics by Jake Szwarcewicz

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Special thank you to Vicki Ray her incredible piano skills, compositional help and endless generosity.