Nocturne in 1200 Seconds, a chamber work, small as a nutshell, encompasses the world. All of 20 or so minutes long, you are taken on a journey both in time and space to confront the dark side of our nature with a single reminder that without compassion and kindness, we are unworthy of being called human. " The legendary Japanese film director, Akira Kurosawa said, "To be an artist means never averting one's eyes. To look away leaves the story incomplete."