proximity [in reflection] 2024

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written for & dedicated to The EST Ensemble

                                              dread                  distance

             fog                                            wash

                         wind

                                                                      whisper

west 

                                                                                          alone

proximity [in reflection] is a site specific piece for a spatialized chamber ensemble in the Phillip T. Young Recital Hall at the University of Victoria.  The musicians are separated into two groups:

1. On stage: alto flute in G, celesta, piano, percussion [vibraphone], viola, double bass. 
2. Second floor behind the audience, beside the recording booth: clarinet in Bb, trumpet in Bb & flugelhorn, accordion, 2 violoncellos.

• The percussionist has a unique role to move off stage to crotale locations, as notated. The specific placement of the crotales will emphasize acoustic characteristics of the space.

Due to distance, lighting, and eye lines, the piece is performed with synchronized stopwatch/timecode.