for solo percussion

10.5 minutes

Diaploys (2013) is the third in a family of works that relate to Odysseus’ sea voyages towards home. The word “diaploys” in Greek means “sailing through”. As in the case of Apoploys I, Diaploys is a commentary on verses 78-80 from the 13th book of the Odyssey: as the Phaiakians “rowed vigorously’’ towards Ithaka, Odysseus is overcome by a sweet, deep slumber, “very akin to death”. The work is conceived as a series of escalating waves, tracing a tense, fragile line and its shadows throughout the piece.