Liquid Timepieces (2010)
commissioned by Simone Dinnerstein and the Neighborhood Classics Concert Series for the ensemble Face the Music
(Flute, Bb Clarinet, Eb Alto Saxophone, Electric Guitar, 2 Electric Keyboards, 2 Violin, Viola, Cello)
13 minutes
commissioned by Simone Dinnerstein and the Neighborhood Classics Concert Series for the ensemble Face the Music
(Flute, Bb Clarinet, Eb Alto Saxophone, Electric Guitar, 2 Electric Keyboards, 2 Violin, Viola, Cello)
13 minutes
The years 2010 and 2011 were the anniversaries of Gustav Mahler’s birth (1850) and death (1911). I wanted to celebrate these so-called ‘Jubilee Years’ by writing a work that honors the profound influence Mahler’s music has exerted on my own musical development and thinking. Liquid Timepieces is my own musical encomium to him and despite some subtle references to musical moments from Mahler’s Symphony No. 1, No. 3, and No. 9, Liquid Timepieces is not meant to sound like Mahler. Rather, I hoped, through my own distinct musical expression and language, to create a similar resonance to the protean spirit of life and the world that permeates his works.
The evocative phrase, "liquid timepieces" comes from a line in the poem, "Designer Kisses" by Major Jackson, which I heard him recite at the 2009 River to River Festival Poets House tribute to Meredith Monk. Liquid Timepieces was the first commission by Simone Dinnerstein for her Neighborhood Classics Music Series. Written for the group Face the Music and their director Jennifer Undercofler, it premiered on April 15th, 2010 at PS 321 in Brooklyn, New York.
The evocative phrase, "liquid timepieces" comes from a line in the poem, "Designer Kisses" by Major Jackson, which I heard him recite at the 2009 River to River Festival Poets House tribute to Meredith Monk. Liquid Timepieces was the first commission by Simone Dinnerstein for her Neighborhood Classics Music Series. Written for the group Face the Music and their director Jennifer Undercofler, it premiered on April 15th, 2010 at PS 321 in Brooklyn, New York.
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