Landscape-for Symphony Orchestra-RSO reading

solo contrabass work composed for Kyle Motl.
performed and recorded by Kyle Motl.

Light Beams through Dusts, through a Mist of Moistures (demo recording)

a mix of seven oscillator-based drones recorded from 3 different patches (settings) of my modular synthesizers. completely analogue signals transformed into digital without cuts. i kept the minimal editing with only panning to expand spatial perceptions and that's all I did in the editing phase so the original analogue materials maintain very raw.

a train coming underneath the seabed; they sing

Raw Drone-9.11- beatings Experiments

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a train passing by the field...

As we were rehearsing the piece, Teresa told me that there was one night when she was practicing it in CPMC, and had the feeling of being outside of her body. In this moment, she felt that she was able to hear and see herself from the outside. I was very moved when she told me this, because this kind of experience was exactly what I was trying to achieve in writing this piece, and has been an interest in many of my recent works. Some of my most personal experiences in recent years have driven me to think a lot about who we as artists write, or play a piece for, and for me the answer has to be for oneself. I wish to compose pieces that invite performers into a personal space where they can communicate with themselves sincerely, seeking answers and release through this internal dialogue with their innermost self. A Japanese Noh theater performer, Kofumi-san used to say: if you’re on stage, it’s as if you’re completely naked, and that a perfect artist needs the grace and dignity to exist in that situation. This quote reminds me of the exposure that one can feel going through this dialogue in front of others, and the sense of space and nakedness is an important emotional and musical part of this piece. Teresa told me later that as she practiced the piece, the experience of dialoguing with herself became deeper over time, and I am so thankful to have the opportunity to work with a performer who is so sensitive to these experiences, and willing to go through the journey of working on this piece with me.

for Teresa Díaz de Cossio - solo bass flute, with or without live signal

Conduct: Matthew Kline
Violin: Ilana Waniuk
Bass Clarinet: Madison Greenstone
Trombone: Berk Schneider
Percussion: Michael Jones

Piece was produced as part of the Actor Project.

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