Book 2: A Set of Graphic Scores for Open Instrumentation

Austin integrates multimedia components and improvisational elements into his compositions, aiming to elicit perceptual shifts in the musicians who interpret them. In Austin’s musical compositions the score assumes the role of a living entity, functioning as an additional collaborator with whom one engages and comprehends differently with each performance. Consequently, his compositions draw extensively from the visual realm and the abstract. Wholeheartedly embrace the ideas of experimentation and imperfection, with the goal of imbuing each work with the distinct musical identity of its performer.