Pierrot ensemble (Fl, Cl, Vln, Vcl, Pno, Perc). (2015)
Originally written for Wild Up. Arranged for Mizzou NME
There is always that unique chance you have to write for your close friends. I did this arrangement for the six great musicians who played with me in the New Music Ensemble at Mizzou. My teacher/mentor Stefan Freund put his intense energy in this to make it work just how I wanted.
Some ideas from the program notes for the piece:
“There is a simple way to describe this piece. Put on your headphones. On one side play a piece by –let’s say – Lutoslawski or John Cage, on the other one, play Fania All-Stars or your favorite salsa or Latin jazz band. Initially, your head might struggle with this combination, but keep the faith. Sometimes you will hear a rather noisy and aleatoric sound, sometimes your body will respond by tapping your foot. You might even hear the parts getting along, sounding as a unity. ‘Illegal Cycles’ is an attempt to contaminate salsa with some noise, and at the same time, to look for the groove in the experimental sound of the freely improvised music. It is to me a by-product of our post-postmodern world, where the artistic boundaries between genres are more and more blurry”
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