Quintet
duration: 10:00
instrumentation: Flute, Bb Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone, Violin, Percussion
premiere: February 24, 2007 // Tenri Cultural Institute, NYC
premiere performer: Lost Dog Ensemble (Christine Perea, flute; Tom Piercy, clarinet; Erin Rogers, baritone saxophone; Miranda Cuckson, violin; Michael McCurdy, percussion)
publisher: A-Town Publications (ASCAP) © 2007
Quintet was funded (in part) by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the Queens Council on the Arts Community Fund.
Program Note:
From wake to sleep; a grinding forward to suspended quiet. The timbres of the ensemble allows for compelling unisons, textural matches, and transfers, with large-scale harmonic clusters combining to form vibrant hues. —Erin Rogers (2007)