Quadrophonic Diffusion, fixed media
Comprised entirely of processed acoustic sounds, Fantasy Triptych opens with a sweeping introduction and proceeds to move through three distinct musical worlds. The logic of progression is associative. Certain sounds appear as secondary in one world only to become central in the next. Some sounds are present throughout (the tolling of bells, a mysterious howling voice), while others come and go never to be heard again. From start to finish the music follows a trajectory of descent, moving through increasingly bizarre and terrible worlds, ultimately arriving somewhere radically different from where it began.
The piece is my first and only attempt to write purely acousmatic music. It was a difficult but ultimately rewarding experience. Immediately after completion I was fortunate to have a group of UT dancers choreograph a piece for the 2007 EARS AND FEET show at UT Austin. The piece has lived on via performances at a number of electro-acoustic conferences and festivals.
Premiered 4.24.07 St. David Episcopal Church, Austin, TX.
performances
4.8.10 Soceity of Electro-Acoustic Music National Conference, St. Cloud, MN.
4.2.09 New York City Electro-Acoustic Music Festival, New York, NY.
10.18.08 Electronic Music Midwest Festival, Romeoville, IL.
4.10.08 Florida Electro-Acoustic Music Festival, Gainesville, FL.
3.15.08 Spring in Havana, Havana, Cuba.
11.16.07 LaTex Electro-Acoustic Festival, Denton, TX.
5.05.07 EARS Recital Series, Austin, TX.