Threads

sextet (bass clarinet, electric guitar, violin, electronic keyboard, electronic mallet percussion, electronic drum set)

 

Commissioned by the Paul Dresher Ensemble

Premiere:
2/27/03, ODC Theater, San Francisco, CA,
Paul Dresher Ensemble

Duration - 12'

Program Note:

Like a set of pigments that yield an infinite spectrum of color, the material in Threads was chosen for its potential to yield a subtly variegated whole. The timbral palette of the piece is derived from residual noises of the violin, bass clarinet, electric guitar and vibraphone. Through a careful interweaving of its sonic strands, Threads immerses the listener in an emerging spectrum of electronically fused sound.