Description
Construction is not a "translation" of any one of Mehretu's works, but rather an attempt to utilize the visual language she has developed. In this piece, the content is pre-determined and the large-scale structure established by the composer, but the ordering, combination, and treatment of that content, those building blocks, are largely determined by the singers and conductor. The goal is a sort of auditory, multi-layered mobile set in motion by the place, time, and ensemble makeup involved in any given performance. I hope to explore the myriad relationships and structures (and the resultant implications) possible inside a closed environment with a specific and limited vocabulary.
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