Beyond the Horizon takes an imaginary trip into the black hole, and portrays the protagonist’s experience travelling through various stages, from the ergosphere to the event horizon. I was inspired by various depictions of journeys into black holes in films and literature, and they often meander through the ideas of mystery, inevitability, and power: Is entering a black hole a one-way ride to certain doom? What lies beyond the event horizon? HereI takes a musical interpretation of his imagination of the unknown beyond the event horizon, which could lead to a point of singularity where everything ceases to exist, or to another universe, in which case the black hole is in fact a wormhole. While most would imagine the former outcome, this piece seems to suggest otherwise, as it rises to a triumphant climax towards the end of the piece.

 

Performed by the Bergamot Quartet (Ledah Finck and Sarah Jane Thomas, violins; Amy Tan, viola; Irene Han, cello)

Directed by Caroline Xia with videography by Rafhael Dungca

Audio Engineering by Andrew Bohman