black out the windows for 5-8 performers of any type (2015)
black out the windows is a piece for five to eight performers of any type, most typically (but not limited to) musicians, that focuses on inter-ensemble dynamics. Individuals interpret text and graphic images to create innovative performance gestures, and shape these gestures to reflect the activities of other performers. The pacing of the piece and the resulting global form results from events that occur during performance and each individual’s understanding of those events. The total result is a unique, continually evolving sense of ensemble. This work is an expansion of the similarly structured quartet Bob’s Party.
The recording below is performed by the Anderson University New Music Ensemble under the direction of Richard Anatone. A performance by the Sicilian Improvisers Orchestra from the XXII Concorso internazionale di composizione Franco Evangelisti concerto dei finalisti can viewed on YouTube via this link.