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The text used in this piece comes from a letter to John Adams from his wife, Abigail Adams, dated March 31, 1776. Both sections are harshly dissonant, and have characteristics that change from performance to performance based on choices made by the ensemble during the rehearsal process. This piece includes two sections: The first section features phrases of vast chords built by the choir, sung on vowels chosen by the conductor, and the second section tells the story of Caesar's wife warning him that he will be assassinated, only for him to ignore her wishes and meet his demise.
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“The Fall of Caesar” seeks to tell the story of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in a way that is truly unique and fresh, through avante garde harmonic structures grounded in dissonance. A meditative incantation is created-both for performers and listeners-by maintaining static unisons, but with subtle changes and inflections of timbre, color and dynamics that evolve over time. The word “time” is broken up into its sound-vowel-constituents and used as timbral material for the music. This piece was an etude for the composer and performer exploring timbral changes over time. SATHYANARAYANAN: “Incantation Etude” (2022) They push your song inside of you with their song. You have to be still when they look at you. You spin like a penny thrown out in the street The girl with the black eyes holds you tight,Īnd trees in the gardens tugging at their feetĬrying. DUNPHY: “Different kinds of shadows” (2015)