Antiphons is an exploration of the first 65 partials of the harmonic series, noise, and spatialization. It is based on the spectrum of C, beginning with the low partials and proceeding up the harmonic series until it reaches 65, at which point the system explodes before reforming and returning to where it began.

Clarinet - Alexandra Spence
Cello - Clara Shandler
Piano - Cale Plut
Electric Guitars - Alex Mah, Ben Wylie
Homemade Instruments/Music Boxes/Cymbals - Annie Therrien Boulos, Lee Cannon-Brown, Paul Paroczai, Kıvanç Tatar

Antiphons

Music composed by Rebecca Bruton.  Created during the 2015 BozziniLab Vancouver.

Performed and Recorded by the Quatuor Bozzini on June 2nd, 2015 at 149 West Hastings, Vancouver.  

Inspired by 'A Cherry on Top,' by The Knife.



Evening Cream

Best listened to with headphones


Olivia Shortt & Jacob Armstrong - Stereoscope

recorded + mixed by James O'Callaghan at:
Laboratoire de musique contemporaine de Montréal (LMCML) 2015 // Concert final de musique mixte et acoustique // 20 juin 2015 // Salle de concert du Conservatoire de musique de Montréal

Ben Wylie: Dichotic (for 2 saxophones)

The piece is divided into 8 sections, which each time extends followed by a number sequence: 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, and 2. In this case, the last section becomes twice longer than the previous one, representing the effect of longing, which means Pratiksha in Indian language. The harmony is based on the chromatic transposition down of the chord of three pitches until it supplement the first chord (upper tetrachord) to the full Indian raga scale.
Also, I was inspired by gamaka’s definition that they are basically connective forces and the manner of travel from one note to another. There are 32 ways of gamaka’s, which are mainly responsible for the aesthetic enjoyments in the entire performance, differing from each artist. My intention not to represent gamaka's, but use them in such a way, that they could transform into microtonal ornamentation of the melodic cycles.
The work is commissioned by the Wigmore Hall with the support of André Hoffmann, President of the Fondation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation. The world is dedicated to the ensemble Apartment House. 

Recording engineer  - Simon Reynell

Pratiksha

Peeping Tom

Tone Stampede 4

Oil & Sugar

double bass with two performers and electric bass

trawl  [2016]

Dedicated to Laura Hundert, Cortona Sessions Contemporary Performance Competition Winner 2016 - THE HIEBERT PRIZE

Performed by David Angelo, clarinet, and Zach Beever, piano
at the season finale of Chimera New Music series 

The Black Art | 0:00 - 2:50
Blue Berry Moon | 2:50 - 6:27
The Drought | 6:27 - 9:14
There it was, beautiful and terrible | 9:15 - 11:20
... Perhaps not. |  11:20 - end

Blue Berry Moon (2022 remastered)

Talea Ensemble
Eduardo Leandro, conductor

Harvard University, August 25th 2012

Clara Iannotta "D'après", for 7 musicians (2012) [excerpt]

scores/videos/more info at www.benwyliemusic.com

Antiphons

Ben Wylie

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