Openwork, knotted object / Trellis in bloom / lightning ache
instrumentation | variable instrumentation; most often pierrot+
date | 2019
duration | variable, approx. 7-12'
premiere | June 4th, 2019 by National Sawdust Ensemble @ National Sawdust, Brooklyn NY
commissioned by National Sawdust as winner of their 2019 Hildegard Competition
note | Openwork, knotted object is a module-based piece, written with a reminiscence of other following-the-leader type scores such as In C, Les Moutons de Panurge, and much of Julius Eastman's work. The focus on a single, shared, and consecutively performed line integrates an ethic of whole over parts and of independent exploration and self-actualizing.
Openwork refers to 'any technique that produces decoration by creating holes, piercings, or gaps through a solid material...' The patterns for creating and knotting nets used by Coastal civilizations [indigenous communities in Ecuador] , is an example of Openwork. As an indigenous composer, this is an especially relevant and fruitful line of abstract, ancestrally-focused exploration.
Trellis in bloom is a modular blueprint bringing together two different scores into its macro-focused frameworks. The work is inspired by the large interwoven patterns of wood construction and taught floral growth in many of the gardens around D.C.
lightning ache is a collage of gestures, sounds, and transformations recalling many close friends & artists. It engages primarily with instability of gesture, free choices in voice-leading, and overlapping differently tempered tunings. It is a living work, breathing and writhing and feeling stillness as it moves along in time and space.'
These works are explored consecutively and simultaneously by all players.
For further information, read this interview featuring Nico Muhly as inquirer.
date | 2019
duration | variable, approx. 7-12'
premiere | June 4th, 2019 by National Sawdust Ensemble @ National Sawdust, Brooklyn NY
commissioned by National Sawdust as winner of their 2019 Hildegard Competition
note | Openwork, knotted object is a module-based piece, written with a reminiscence of other following-the-leader type scores such as In C, Les Moutons de Panurge, and much of Julius Eastman's work. The focus on a single, shared, and consecutively performed line integrates an ethic of whole over parts and of independent exploration and self-actualizing.
Openwork refers to 'any technique that produces decoration by creating holes, piercings, or gaps through a solid material...' The patterns for creating and knotting nets used by Coastal civilizations [indigenous communities in Ecuador] , is an example of Openwork. As an indigenous composer, this is an especially relevant and fruitful line of abstract, ancestrally-focused exploration.
Trellis in bloom is a modular blueprint bringing together two different scores into its macro-focused frameworks. The work is inspired by the large interwoven patterns of wood construction and taught floral growth in many of the gardens around D.C.
lightning ache is a collage of gestures, sounds, and transformations recalling many close friends & artists. It engages primarily with instability of gesture, free choices in voice-leading, and overlapping differently tempered tunings. It is a living work, breathing and writhing and feeling stillness as it moves along in time and space.'
These works are explored consecutively and simultaneously by all players.
For further information, read this interview featuring Nico Muhly as inquirer.
start: 27:26