Archipelago was the anchor piece for the first subText concert in 2009, performed with piano, electronics, cello, bass clarinet, and percussion.

subText: Both, Naylor, Reilly, Roach	
Composer: Steven Naylor
© 2009 performers & composers

Archipelago Bioluminescence (excerpt)

Quintal Lintel is a group improvisation focused on the musical interval of the fifth.

subText: Both, Charke, Naylor, Reilly, Roach	
Composer: C Both, D Charke, S Naylor, J Reilly, T Roach
© 2011 performers & composers

Quintal Lintel 1

Windy City is a duo improvisation for flute and alto sax, using extended techniques. Guest artist Daniel Oore performs with subText's Derek Charke.

subText: Charke, Oore	
Composer: D Charke, D Oore
© 2012 performers & composers

Windy City (excerpt)

After, fragments is a structured improvisation based on fragments from S.C. Eckhardt-Gramatté's 2nd piano sonata (1923). Guest artist Daniel Oore performs with subText's Steven Naylor and Tom Roach.

subText: Naylor, Oore, Roach	
Composer: Steven Naylor
© 2012 performers & composers

After, Fragments (excerpt)

Black and White is an improvised duo for flute and bass clarinet.

subText: Charke, Reilly	
Composer: D Charke, J Reilly
© 2013 performers & composers

Black & White

A Faraway Place is an improvised duo performance for bass clarinet, piano and electronics.

subText: Naylor, Reilly
Composer: S Naylor, J Reilly
© 2014 performers & composers

A Faraway Place

subText performs in flexible configurations or 'subSets' ranging from duo to quintet, often with exciting guest artists. Our music blends the elegance of chamber music with the high energy of open improvisation.

Our original quintet was five of Atlantic Canada's foremost improvising composer-performers  Christoph Both (cello); Derek Charke (flutes); Steven Naylor (piano, seljefløyte, electronics); Jeff Reilly (bass clarinet); Tom Roach (drums, percussion).

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