abgrund, for ensemble (2017)
The meaning of the title refers to a bottomless structure (abyss), in which there is a continuous effort to step out of something into something else, metaphorically. This soundscape is realized technically as a fragile and bare linear-punctuated texture, stretched over time, amongst the shadows of high and low frequencies.
First performance: August 23, 2017, Lucerne Festival, KKL Luzern
Lucerne Festival Alumni Ensemble:
Raoul Cho flute
Tomonori Takeda clarinet
Vitaliy Kyianytsia piano
Bill Solomon percussion
Marina Kifferstein violin
Rachel Koblyakov violin
Francesco Tosco viola
Simon Thompson cello
Juan Díaz double bass
Conducting:
Mehdi Lougraïda