Inspired by Robert Redford, composed by Jodie Rottle, howls by Dead Language.

The Howl

Composed by David Bird for Dead Language in 2013. Live performance at the Church of the Ascension in Brooklyn, NY. 

IP)storm

Composed by Ryan Krause for Dead Language, 2013. Performed by Jodie Rottle, flute, and Meaghan Burke, cello, at the Church of the Ascension in Brooklyn, NY. 

Chant Orbit

Dead Language plays George Crumb's Vox Balanae at Greenfield Hall (Manhattan School of Music), December 2012

Vox Balaenae (George Crumb)

Dead Language plays Kaija Saariaho's Cendres at Greenfield Hall, Manhattan School of Music, on January 24, 2013.

Cendres (Saariaho)

DEAD LANGUAGE is Meaghan Burke (cello/voice), Tristan McKay (keyboards), and Jodie Rottle (flutes). While pursuing degrees in Contemporary Performance at the Manhattan School of Music, DEADLANGUAGE assembled as a group devoted to speaking the evolving musical language of the present. Recognizing that for some people, scored music -- old or new -- is as much a dead language as Latin or Ancient Greek, the trio aims to breathe new life into the many musical languages they have inherited, while seeking out new modes of expression. By incorporating improvisation, theater, visual art, and poetry into their work, DEAD LANGUAGE strives to make new music speak, directly and soulfully, to anyone who cares to listen.