Often described as the "switchboard" of the brain, the salience network is responsible for deciding where we direct our attention. It acts as a conductor or sorts, constantly directing between the internal world of our thoughts and the external demands of reality. It balances the noises of daily life to identify and address stimuli ranging from the dangerous to the gratifying.

Salience Network (2025) is from a series of piano character pieces that use a limited harmonic palette.