Recorded live at the Park Church Co-op, January 8th, 2017, with Lykos:
Kristin Leitterman, oboe/English horn (http://www.kristinleitterman.com/)
Mara Mayer, clarinet/bass clarinet (http://maramayermusic.com/)
Marilu Donovan, harp (http://www.mariludonovan.com/)
Maya Bennardo, violin (http://andplayduo.com/about/)

The causes of separation. The manners in which we fell. The directions we each took afterward. The Ways We Each Tumbled From The Precipice explores the concept of coming together versus moving apart. The instruments generally revolve around a central pitch point, sometimes reaching it and sometimes moving away from it, or reaching it, but not simultaneously. Rhythmically, the instruments sometimes progress through sections of phasing, beginning together, moving away from each other, and reuniting at a later point. The way the instruments interact also changes, with the ensemble often working in unity, then breaking into pairings that eventually dissolve and shift. The microtones (pitches closer to each other than found in the Western chromatic scale) can be initially somewhat jarring, but after one becomes accustomed to them, can be quite beguiling.

Full score:
http://hwarg.com/content/score/h_kenty-the_ways_we_each_tumbled_from_the_precipice_full_score.pdf

Many thanks go to Nathan, Jasno, and Nick at the Park Church Co-op for their help in organizing and engineering the concert (http://www.parkchurchcoop.org/).

Lykos photo by Christina Vantzou (http://www.christinavantzou.com/).

The Ways We Each Tumbled From The Precipice (Live, with Lykos)

Howie Kenty, AKA Hwarg, is a Brooklyn-based composer of electro-acoustic prog-rock clockwork artsoundmusic, sometimes using visual and theatrical elements. Throughout all of his creations runs the idea that the experience of a piece is more than just listening to the music; he strives for a wholeness of vision and an awareness of environment that attempts to fully draw the audience into his works.
