Recently, fivebyfive performed my piece, “Constant”, which I arranged slightly to accommodate the size of their ensemble.
They just posted a wonderful video of the performance. I always love hearing new performances of this piece, because they’re never the same.
An older piece of mine, but one near and dear to my heart, has been selected by fivebyfive for their upcoming concert on April 15th. I wrote its first iteration under my professor Marti Epstein as an exercise in minimalism and indeterminacy. After a few years, I came back to the piece, expanded it, and changed it to flexible instrumentation.
For this concert, I will add another part (from piano + 3 musicians to piano + 4) to accommodate fivebyfive’s ensemble size. The evolution and flexibility of this piece since its creation inspire me to keep open/flexible instrumentation in my arsenal. I’ve never had the piece performed by the same set of instruments more than once, and each performance brings something new to my ears. I look forward to hearing fivebyfive’s interpretation next month.
Below is a performance by the Central Michigan New Music Ensemble. For a perusal score, head over to MusicSpoke.