(intro)introintrointrointrointr (2024)

for flute, clarinet, accordion, piano, violin, viola, and cello
8'
score

chamber

Program Note

(intro)introintrointrointrointr is a poor transcription of five introductions to pieces of distinct characters that are somehow connected (by timbral, melodic, or rhythmic motives). The five introductions lead nowhere except to one another, forming a rhizome-like structure; contradictorily, a beginning and an end are derived from this structure, and a form is imposed upon the loosely related materials. With this structure, I want to capture the ephemeral excitement of starting anew along with the inexorable dread of a seemingly directionless journey.

The five pieces are “Evidence” by Thelonious Monk, “Daily Routine” by Animal Collective, Jonchaies by Iannis Xenakis, “One Minute” by Ryoji Ikeda, and “Apistat Commander” by Xiu Xiu.