Solos and Encounters:
A Musical Response to Turrell Skyspace

for sheng, bass and electronics (2019), ca. 46’
collaborated with Kurt Stallmann

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Solos and Encounters:
a Musical Response to Alte Aula

for sheng, bass and electronics (2019), ca. 46’
collaborated with Kurt Stallmann

I. Solo 1: Sheng
II. Solo 2: Contrabass
III. Mediation 1: Electronics
IV. Encounter 1: Sheng, Contrabass
V. Encounter 2: Contrabass, Electronics
VI. Encounter 3: Sheng, Electronics
VII. Final Encounter: Tutti

Solos and Encounters is a work for the Chinese sheng, western contrabass, and electronics. The piece begins with the two soloists, separated in space and aesthetic. The electronics, which serve as a mediating force between the two acoustic instrumentalists, captures, traces and resonances which are reflected back to the soloists. Over time, influenced by the atmosphere provided by the electronics and through a series of physical encounters, the two instrumentalists intertwine and affect one another. What emerges is a new language, shaped and informed by respect of one another’s differences.