Out of the Ether

"Out of the Ether" (2022) was born out of a three movement work for electronics. Inspired by the work and musical styles of Glass and Sondheim, this piece depicts a meditative journey back from the heavens. Imagine yourself laying under a tree on a partly-cloudy, breezy day. You hear windchimes in the distance. These chimes are the keys turning in the ignition for this journey back to the ground.
In the audiotrack, you will notice after each melody introduction in the marimba, there is a crossfade of a marimba soumnd into the new synth sound. This is to give a similar effect of a live-loop without the performer being responsible for the equipment to achieve this effect.
Part of my mission as a music creator is to provide more pieces that are accessible to performers that veer from the standard repertoire model. This will help engage audience members and performers alike, thus helping the art of live analog music thrive.
This piece can be performed with live looping and audiotrack if desired. There is a intro+drone file included in your materials. If you would like these sounds as individual files, please contact me at terryjohnlillis@gmail.com.

Out Of The Ether

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1psRt-x1NbNjWzCVhHqnrz7UNvueXyHUd/view?usp=sharing

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