Blurry Line
instrumentation: four or more pitched instruments
duration: open-ended
written in: 2022
Blurry Line is a sequel to Thick Line. In the earlier piece, performers were given a score that specified everything but pitch; here, they’re given a score that specifies everything but rhythm. The result is a sort of freeform canon, in which everyone plays the same line, but out of sync and at different tempos, only coming together again at designated spots.
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Noah Perkins, trombone
William Lang, trombone
Connor Johnson, trumpet
Lizzie Knatt, tenor recorder
William Pyle, alto sax
Mason Spencer, viola
Aaron Clarke, electric guitar
Live at Pickman Hall, Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA, 6.19.22
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ASU Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME):
➠ Keegan Ewan, alto sax
➠ Laura Rost, trumpet
➠ Kylar Gardner, synth
➠ Thomas Ridgway, piano
Live at the PRISMS Festival, Katzin Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 11.21.22
Homophonic!:
➠ Kim Tan, flute
➠ Ben Opie, oboe
➠ Karen Heath, clarinet
➠ Cameron Jamieson, violin
➠ Natashua Conrau, violin
➠ Phoebe Green, viola
➠ Campbell Banks, cello
➠ Miranda Hill, bass
Recorded and engineered by Vijay Thillaimuthu
Live at Midsumma Festival, La Mama Theatre, Carlton, VIC, Australia, 1.28.23