Humanoid
Work Overview
Instrumentation: solo cello, prerecorded electronics
Commission: Manhattan Chamber Players, Arts on the Ave., International Contemporary Ensemble, Rachel Mercer, San José Chamber Orchestra, and Astral Artists
Premiere: Crescent City Chamber Music Festival, August 27, 2017, New Orleans, LA with cellist Michael Katz
Duration: 14 minutes
Program Note
The cello embodies both human and machine in this three-section work. In the first segment “Like an Automaton,” the cellist responds to glitchy machine sounds, from cars racing by to electrical surges and robotic talk, in a song and dance of technology and cello. The second, slower section is eerie and wildly expressive, weaving disparate textures and ghostly drones with vocal effects and heartbeats. This dissolves into the final section, in which the cellist is pushed to the virtuosic edge alongside a rocking drumbeat and zany sound effects.
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