S Ori 70 (2024)
for piano, e-bow and fan
8'
written for Gustavo Díaz Jerez
‘S Ori 70, also known as S Ori J053810.1–023626, takes its name from a mid-T type astronomical object located about 1,150 light-years from Earth — an enigmatic body discovered in 2002 by M. R. Zapatero-Osorio and E. L. Martín’s team at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (La Palma). There remains ongoing debate over whether it is a field brown dwarf or a young planet belonging to the σ Orionis cluster — perhaps even one of the first known free-floating planets.
This is the first piece using the Mini-Fan technique, which allows the creation of sustained drones inside the piano and enables transitions across the harmonic series.’