For his research, Jared is developing a 3:4 Parametric Model of Dramaturgical Fragmentation, which serves as a style-neutral compositional framework grounded in perceptual science. The core intention of this model is to analyze and treat every musical fragment as an active narrative agent that shapes musical form through elements such as memory, distortion, and violence.
The framework systematically maps the relationship between a fragment's structural environment (the “climate”) and its specific action (the “role”) in a quantifiable and chartable manner. This is achieved by categorizing phenomena across two primary dimensions: macros axes of Integration, Latency, and Transformation; and micro inflections of Veiling, Constriction, Fracture, and Extinction.
The exhaustive combination of these principles yields 324 possible moment annotations (e.g., V-L 111, C-H 333). Jared's research involves the rigorous process of systematic subjection to translate dramaturgical concepts—such as narrative tension and formal violence—into quantifiable strategies.
The analytic goal is to categorize these states into high-contrast zones of Alignment (GREEN), Transition (YELLOW), and Conflict (RED), thereby creating a measurable topography of formal and narrative movement. This topography identifies which “switches” (Role x Climate combinations) are pulling the fragment towards stability (Alignment) or generating maximum dramaturgical tension (Conflict).
Below, you can find the works written during PhD study at the University of York. His current project is the completion of a piano concerto for piano four-hands and large orchestra.