Tomorrow evening at the Southern Theater, members of the International Contemporary Ensemble will perform electroacoustic works by composer Nathan Davis. The program features compositions for wind instruments, such as flute or bass clarinet, magnified through microphones in a way that "draws out the fine details of sound that exist all around us, making music that magnifies the essential characteristics of instruments and the fragile athleticism of playing them." The program also includes the world premiere of Davis' The Bright and Hollow Sky. Go here for tickets. See below for information about the composer and a program listing.
Nathan Davis (b. 1973) has crafted a cycle of beautiful new works for a small combination of instruments that transform into an architecture of color, texture, rhythm and breath. Using microphones as microscopes, he draws out the fine details of sound that exist all around us, making music that magnifies the essential characteristics of instruments and the fragile athleticism of playing them. ICE returns to the Southern Theater in Minneapolis for this special ICElab performance.
Nathan Davis:
Like Sweet Bells Jangled (2009) for clarinet, percussion, and electronics
PneApnea (2007) for flute and electronics
Dowser (2007) for bass clarinet and electronics
On speaking a hundred names (2010) for solo bassoon and electronics
WORLD PREMIERE
The Bright and Hollow Sky (2008)
