Performance of "Circles of Misunderstanding" from the inaugural Birmingham, New Music Festival
Cello: Laura Usiskin
Piano: Adam Bowles

"Circles of Misunderstanding" is an attmept to express the conflict that arises from two points of view, both perfectly comprehensible in their own right, that are incompatible with each other. The piece’s two instruments chase each other around tonal areas, competing for temporal and motivic dominance. As one reaches an idea expressed by the other, that other moves on to a different idea. Finally they return to their original perspectives, diminished from their struggle with each other.

03 Circles Of Misunderstanding BNMF 2014

Emotional, gentle, and occasionally disturbed. Matthew's music endeavors to make the inexplicable understood, or at least accepted. Classically trained, and academically educated, Matthew uses music to attempt to link the conceptual, intellectual, and abstract with the emotional, inspirational, and spiritual. Check back here for dates of live performances, recordings, hints, the meaning of life, and other things happening in the world of MsP's music.

03 Circles Of Misunderstanding BNMF 2014

Matthew Scott Phillips