Three Rituals on Metal
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Recording from the Eastman Composer's Forum concert, Kilbourne Hall, Rochester, New York, 25th November 2014. Performed by the Eastman Percussion Quartet:
Brant Blackard, Chris Demtriou, Connor Stevens, Sam Um. Following this performance the piece was workshopped further and revised - the final score (see below) was completed in February 2015, therefore the recording and score differ in places (primarily in the final movement). |
Process I - Alloy
Process II - Alchemy Process III - Compound NB// The start is very quiet
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Extract from Programme Note:
"Each movement of this music is imagined as a ritual performed in honour of the metal instruments upon which they are played. I aim to explore the unusual soundworld of metal instruments inherent in their complex spectra with each movement exploring different ways to integrate/separate the ensemble instruments. The piece was originally commissioned by the CMV Concert Series in Summer 2014 but was revised over winter at the Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY and my thanks goes to the Eastman Percussion Quartet for their help refining many aspects of the score."
"Each movement of this music is imagined as a ritual performed in honour of the metal instruments upon which they are played. I aim to explore the unusual soundworld of metal instruments inherent in their complex spectra with each movement exploring different ways to integrate/separate the ensemble instruments. The piece was originally commissioned by the CMV Concert Series in Summer 2014 but was revised over winter at the Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY and my thanks goes to the Eastman Percussion Quartet for their help refining many aspects of the score."