nameless, November 2007 (2008)
5'
-clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, violin, cello, piano, electronica
-premiered on April 9, 2008 at Duke University
Holly Kortze, clarinet
Paul Cherry, bass clarinet
Wayne Leechford, tenor saxophone
Andy Bonner, violin
Anne Berry, cello
Will Gibbons, piano
John Mayrose, conductor
Program Notes
nameless is part of a project that includes a number of pieces scored mainly for instruments that I can play (clarinets and saxophones) and computer. I'm trying to write flexible musical material that can exist in various arrangements, remixes, and degrees of automation - a state of flow. The main focus of this music is pulse, which, when you hear it in the right setting, will make you wish you weren’t sitting in a concert hall. Why can't we dance to "art music"?