JBRH 026

belly of a snake for percussion+electronics+variable instruments

Belly Of A Snake

THIS IS WHY PEOPLE O.D. ON PILLS (2004)

"Apart" is for 2 sets of amplified chromatic tuning forks.  Commissioned by and premiered at the Hopkins Center at Dartmouth University - April 20, 2012.

There are no synthesized sounds in this piece, only amplified acoustic sounds.  

Oscar Bettison - Apart

On 25th May Ireland will vote on amending its restrictive abortion laws. I was asked by Room for Rebellion and C.A.N.V.A.S. to create a piece for a compilation in aid of pro-choice charities to be released prior to the referendum. For logistical reasons this compilation won’t be released until later in the year, so I’ve decided to share the piece now, a week away from the referendum.

If you’re an Irish citizen or resident, please donate to Together for Yes:
https://www.togetherforyes.ie/donate/
If you’re not an Irish citizen or resident, please donate to Abortion Support Network or Alliance for Choice: https://www.asn.org.uk  http://www.alliance4choice.com/donate-2/

ABOUT THE PIECE:

“I am an old woman now, with one foot in the grave and the other on its edge.” 

Like most people of my generation, I studied the work of Peig Sayers (1873-1958) at school and the opening lines of her 1936 autobiography "Peig" are burned into my consciousness. "Peg 2018" takes those opening lines as a starting point, but departs immediately from the original, imagining the reflections of an entirely different, fictional Peg, an Irishwoman born in the 1950s. 

NOTE: The piece in no way represents the views of Peig Sayers or her descendants.
CONTENT ADVISORY: Material may be distressing for some listeners.

Image: Gustave Courbet's Jo, the Beautiful Irish Girl

Peg 2018

On the Impossibility of Reflection

Wet Ink Winter Chamber Concert - Music from hcmf// 2019
December 13, 2019 @ St Peter's Chelsea

Kristina Wolfe: A Mere Echo of Aristoxenus (2019)
I. Ghost Aulos for Vitruvius
II. Heptaechon

Performed by Wet Ink Ensemble:
Alice Teyssier, flutes
Alex Mincek, saxophone
Ian Antonio, percussion
Eric Wubbels, piano
Josh Modney, violin
Sam Pluta, electronics

Kristina Wolfe: A Mere Echo of Aristoxenus (2019)

For soprano sax, E-flat clarinet/bass clarinet, and percussion
Performed by ICE
Written for Connecticut Summerfest 2020

JBRH 026

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