Clutter

Instrumentation: Flute & Bass Clarinet
Duration: 4 minutes
Level: Advanced
Year: 2017

Program Notes

“Clutter” was inspired by the historic Sedgwick Studios in Chicago, sculptor’s studio which was formerly an electric substation. Within its long cavernous hall lies equipment and machinery that belongs to the many artistic inhabitants that call this studio their home and workshop. Set in this space, Clutter is a depiction of the imagined soundscape that artists and sculptors create as they work on their projects. I wanted to place the flute and bass clarinet directly into the soundscape of the workshop, and used several extended techniques to imitate sounds of shuffling, clanking, sanding of wood, and metal working, making the performers “as if one” with the studio personnel. Clutter is a piece that is situated within the unique acoustic space that is Sedgwick Studios and is a celebration of the joyous cacophony that is part of the artistic process.

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