The Arrow of Time

Good day,

I hope this finds you well.

I’m writing today to share the news that on September 11, 2020 New World Records will be releasing a composer portrait album of mine entitled The Arrow of Time on CD (via their website) and all streaming platforms on. I’ve uploaded some excerpts from the album to the Recordings page and recently made a short video for promotional purposes (see the video to the bottom right). The album — comprised of 5 pieces — was a long time in the coming with some compositions and recordings dating back five years. To put it simply, I am elated to share The Arrow of Time with the world in the coming weeks. The tracklisting is as follows:

1. Fathom Peaks Unseen (2015/16) — 11:10

   performed by Sara Cubarsi, violin; Jonathan Tang, violin; Joy Yi, viola; David Mason, cello; Miller Wren, double bass; Jordan Dykstra, crotales

2. Ghosting No. 3 (2017) — 7:22

   performed by Nadya Potemkina, viola; Jordan Dykstra, viola; J.P.A. Falzone, vibraphone and pedal synthesizer; Dave Scanlon, reed organ

3. Orbits (2016/17) — 15:32

   performed by Jordan Dykstra, viola, sine tones; Eugene Moon, sheng

4. In the Snow (2018) — 15:51

   performed by Morgan Evans-Weiler, violin, Jordan Dykstra, viola; Laura Cetilia, cello

5. The Arrow of Time (2019) — 22:46

   performed by Reinier van Houdt, piano, hand-crank siren; Jordan Dykstra, fixed media playback; Adam Forkner, additional drum programming

Finally, the album cover features a beautiful collage by my wonderful friend and excellent Brussels-based artist and filmmaker Nina de Vroome and the physical copy (and perhaps the digital as well?) also includes a generous essay — New Adventures on the Plane of Harmonic Consistency — from my dear mentor, the composer Michael Pisaro-Liu.

For now,

Jordan