Sparks represents the next step in my three decades of exploring the relationship between piano and live electronics, pushing toward an immersive experience at the edge of their possibilities. The score moves between precise instructions in traditional notation and moments of interpretative freedom. The electronics respond in real time to the pianist’s playing, generating textures and spatial layers without relying on pre-produced material. Sound and space are continuously shaped by the performer’s interpretation of the score, and in the more elastic passages the pianist makes decisions in direct response to the electronic transformations. The result is intended as a two-way interaction between piano and electronics.