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Albert Einstein’s 1915 general theory of relativity holds that what we perceive as the force of gravity arises from the curvature of space and time. Quantum Mechanics grew out of the tremendous progress that physicists like Einstein made in the early 20th century toward understanding the microscopic world around us, and how it differed from the macroscopic world. These two theories, however, do not cooperate, they in fact contradict each other when their mathematic principals are applied to each other. Einstein coined the term "Unified Field Theory," which describes any attempt to reconcile General Relativity (gravity) with Quantum Mechanics (sub-atomic motion).
UNIFIED FIELD THEORY is a unique work for concert band; performed "forward," the music represents Einstein's theory of General Relativity, and performed "backward," it elicits the sub-atomic dynamism of Quantum Mechanics. Finally, when the piece is performed both forward and backward simultaneously, the juxtaposition of the music evokes a "quantum superposition," which enables minuscule particles (photons, neutrons, quarks; pitches, rhythms, phrases) to exist in many different states, or different versions of themselves, all at once. |
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