A research-rooted artistic collaboration between composer Jessi Harvey and choreographer Julynn Wildman, based on the mating songs and dances of the Japanese Rhino Beetle research performed at the Evolutionary Biology Lab at the University of Montana. Each movement corresponds to a different stage of the mating process and uses data to create the overall structure, tonality, motives, textures, and all other aspects of the music.

B-flat Clarinet: Elora Dawson
Bass Clarinet: Savy Holgate
Alto Saxophone: Owen Kirby
Tenor Saxophone: Verne Stimpfling
Marimba: Autumn Schenk
Mixed Percussion: Abi Tyler
Recording, Editing, Mixing: Dead Dino Productions

Suite 2, The Six Week Battle

Also known as George. A Montana-born freelance composer and teacher; gardener and reader; thinker and walker. 

Photo Credit: Sonya Harris