Variations on the Evolution of the Sky (2023)
for stereo fixed media

Cover art generated by Alvin Leung + DALL-E2 (AI)

Variations on the Evolution of the Sky (2023)

Premiere:
4 AUG 2023. New Generation 2023, RTHK Studio One, Hong Kong
Performed by Romer Quartet
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Program notes:
I - Desperate Voices 
II - Meditative Voices
III - Roaring Voices 
 
Peculiar Voices aims to explore the timbral boundaries and the strangest sounds a string quartet could produce in a simple and direct manner. Each of the movements features a unique sound world and experiments with a specific set of contemporary techniques and minimal musical materials. Desperate Voices plays with two opposing (timbral) ideas: highest pitch possible and trills, augmented with quick glissandi and sudden bursts. Meditative Voices creates a light, hazy atmosphere with an emphasis on quarter-tone harmonies and harmonics. Roaring Voices features a powerful, distorted sound world with aggressive overpressure passages. 
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Peculiar Voices

Contemporary classical music composer and pianist from Hong Kong
BGSU 2023'
CUHK 2021’
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Peculiar Voices

Matthew Lam

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