“Threnody was created using Ghazala's invented ‘Vox Insecta’ instrument, an elaborate insect voice synthesizer housed within a 1940's stenograph machine. In addition to insect sounds, the instrument also synthesizes orchestral textures, choirs, and a strange assortment of surreal musical voices. The composition's five movements, considered unlistenable by some, thrive on the familiar discordance of [large gatherings of] insects and the wondrous uncharted harmonies that lie within. Titled after Penderecki's ground-breaking work, ‘Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima’, and exploring similar tonalities, extended instrumentation recalls the tragedy of Hiroshima's destruction through broad curtains of impressionistic sound.” 
