Thursday, April 5, 2018

Jordan Nobels - Simulacrum


Jerry Pergolesi - director and percussion
Sarah Fraser Raff - violin
Wallace Halladay, saxophone
Allison Wiebe, piano
Rob MacDonald, guitar
Peter Pavlovsky, double bass
Mary Katherine Finch, cello
with Emma Elkinson, flute

Here's another performance of this piece. The program notes for this performance say:

"Simulacrum passes a single melody throughout the different instruments of the ensemble: each musician takes a turn as soloist and temporarily assumes the mantle of authority.  When not featured in a solo capacity, the members of the ensemble act as a 'hall of mirrors' for the soloist, reflecting fragments of phrases, reminiscing past events, and occasionally anticipating changes in melodic trajectory.  A 'definitive performance' is impossible - the formal construct is up to the discretion of the musicians in the moment, ensuring that every presentation is unique."






University of Regina New Music Ensemble
Unfortunately the performers and conductor aren't given.

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