Atkin; Jolly - Memory In Landscape

WIND & SAIL is a brief 10 minute + work of sundry musical vignettes meant to entice listeners to imagine passage on a sail boat cruising the waters of Pleasant Bay, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, or the bay of one’s choice. The weather is perfect with a few scattered, puffy clouds and the sun is glistening down bouncing off the water which is reflecting our sail. However, the wind is changing constantly and can literally go from no breeze to huge gusts quickly propelling the boat to glide effortlessly. Observing the movement of the waves along with the telltale string indicators on the sail will predict the direction of our wind. The last musical statement hopes to settle one into a mellow state at the end of this cruise. Allow these musical pictures to take you for an unexpected and refreshing excursion.

WIND and SAIL - Live:ACMF  8.25.23

for 4 players and sampler

This piece was written between September and November 2024.
It was first performed on the 28th November 2024 by Lara Ali (flute), Teah Collins (clarinet), Ima Kirkwood (horn), Kia Lares (percussion), and Jack Murray (sampler).

This piece was written as a response to Hurricane Beryl that occurred in early July of 2024 that significantly damaged the Grenadian island Carriacou. Throughout the piece there are references to the storm via field recordings and witness statements. As a Grenadian myself, i felt it was extremely important to research and explore the folk music of Carriacou and the rest of Grenada in the piece. Each of the three movements is based on a different type Carriacoun funerary song including a 'Big Drum Song', a 'Nancy Story', and a Christian hymn. Alan Lomax's "Saraca, 'Funerary Music Of Carriacou'" was a major resource I used when constructing this piece.

Movement 3 - a little place, a bead in a string of islands

Composer, Arranger and multi-instrumentalist from London

Movement 3 - a little place, a bead in a string of islands

Jack Jules

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