Raven Chacon (1977*): "…lahgo adil’i dine doo yeehosinilgii yidaaghi" (2004)

trans. Navajo. “acting strangely/differently in the company of strangers”

Inspired some by Cardew’s Treatise, but more so of course by Navajo and Pueblo iconographies., particularly the ancient petroglyphs carved in the volcanic rock on the west side of Albuquerque. The piece however came about as a reaction to some listeners (or performers of my early works) believing that they should be hearing some kind of “Native American influence” in my music. Whatever that meant (to them). So this piece puts that burden into the hands of white performers, as that is who is the majority in music institutions in this country. There is no instruction or expectation for them to necessarily produce a particular style of music, (not in this piece, nor elsewhere either really), but I wanted to see if they would impose assumptions onto themselves, by being confronted with Indigenous symbols, a Navajo title, and knowing it was made by an Indigenous composer.

Noel Rubli (accordion), Elizabeth Kate (cello), Marco Slaviero (guitar), Ferdinand Schwarz (trumpet), Mathias Næsguthe Remåd (guitar) 

live recording April 21st 2023 | Oslo, Norway

Raven Chacon - …lahgo adil’i dine doo yeehosinilgii yidaaghi

Nicholas Morrish (1989*): "wolf" (2020) for clarinet, cello, accordion, e-guitar and electronics

live recording: November 18th 2023 | Oslo, Norway

Nicholas Morrish - wolf

Agnieszka Stulgińska (1978*): "ORI" (2010) for clarinet, cello, accordion and e-guitar

live recording: November 18th 2023 | Oslo, Norway

Agnieszka Stulgińska - ORI

Premiere of "Sounding Listening" (2023) by Ferdinand Schwarz (1997*)

Live recording: November 18th 2023 | Oslo, Norway

Ferdinand Schwarz - Sounding Listening

Simon Steen-Andersen (1976*): "Next to Beside Besides" (2003/06)

Versions #0 (cello), #3 (accordion), #8 (guitar)


Live recording at the Norwegian Academy of Music 50th Anniversary: September 3rd 2023 | Oslo, Norway

Simon Steen-Andersen - Next to Beside Besides

Pauline Oliveros (1932 - 2016): "Horse Sings from Clouds" (1982)

Live recording at the Norwegian Academy of Music 50th Anniversary: September 3rd 2023 | Oslo, Norway

Pauline Oliveros - Horse Sings from Clouds

Tomasz Jakub Opałka (1983*): "x-Pose" (2010)

Live recording: December 6th 2023 | Oslo, Norway

Tomasz J. Opałka - x-Pose

AREPO, [AH-reh-poh] made up of cellist and vocalist Elizabeth Kate (she/her), guitarist Marco Slaviero (he/him), accordionist Noël Rubli (he/him), and clarinetist Madara Eleonora Mežale (she/her) formed as a contemporary music group in 2022. Hailing from the USA, Italy, Switzerland, and Latvia respectively, each member carries with them a cultural and musical history that enriches the ensemble. Though conventional in number, AREPO embraces their unconventionality in quartet instrumentation as they believe disruption to the expected is vital for the future of music. By breaking standard instrumentation, using their voices, their bodies, and playing works by composers of marginalized communities, AREPO aims to set a new standard for what a 21st century quartet concert can entail.

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