Resound for ensemble, voices and fixed media
Resound grew out of listening to the rich and subtle world of harmonics within individual piano tones and simple diads. While these sounds are familiar, their acoustic surface hides the dynamic world that is within their sonic interiors. Through amplification of this world, I found harmony that I wanted to dive into and was full of possibility for further exploration. In the final piece, the onstage piano is treated as a resonant body within which all ensemble instruments are unified. Harmonics emerge and recede as our perception shifts from acoustic instruments to electronics and from one harmonic cloud to the next.
(2021)
Performed by National Sawdust ensemble and Constellation Chor.
Filmed at National Sawdust as a part of the Hildegard competition commission concert released on March 11, 2021.
National Sawdust Ensemble:
Stephen Gosling piano
Miranda Cuckson violin
Jeffrey Zeigler cello
Sae Hashimoto percussion
Oran Etkin bass clarinet
Constellation Chor:
Maya Carney soprano
Sarah Beth Pfeifer alto
Heath Saunders tenor
Raphael Sacks baritone
Sound design and recording:
Charles Hagaman
Garth McAleavey
Camera: Charles Hagaman
Lighting design: Sharif Mekawy