O
Trio for: bass flute, bass clarinet, prepared piano
Premiered by: E-Mex Ensemble - (Evelin Degen, Joachim Striepens, Martin von der Heydt)
29th July 2016 ;
Pałac Radziejowice, Poland
Score/Parts published by the Australian Music Centre
Performance Note:
In moments of stillness, the intimate sounds of our world emerge into the audible realm and bring with them a state of absolute peace.
O is an expression of convergence points, set as an analysis of air movements around the surface of cliff faces. As the work progresses, microtonal inflections cause a hum and beating of overtones to slowly unfold and bloom. A point at which the human body is truly enraptured within the environmental surrounds one stands within - this piece is an expression of being within the ancient movement and form of the elements. Once the barrier of separation between the observer and the environment evaporates into ideology, one can simply be without cause of separation from the surrounds we find ourself in.
“Music is liquid architecture; Architecture is frozen music.”