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The music of Brendan Faegre (b. 1985, USA) unites the traditions within which he was formed: jazz and rock drumming, Hindustani classical, and contemporary concert music.
Faegre's music has been performed around the ...
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Carl's Lament : for chamber orchestra / Brendan Faegre; text by Brendan Faegre
Genre:
Vocaal
Subgenre:
Spreekstem en groot ensemble
Bezetting:
stem 2fl 2ob 2cl 2sax-a 2fg 2h 2tpt trb 2perc str
Opus Focus : for percussion and electronics / Amos Elkana
Genre:
Electronische Muziek
Subgenre:
Slagwerk met elektronica
Bezetting:
perc tape
Resonant Mandala #1 : for percussion and live electronics / Ruud Roelofsen
Genre:
Electronische Muziek
Subgenre:
Slagwerk met elektronica
Bezetting:
perc tape
Un temps inhabitable : for vibraphone and soundtrack / Arnold Marinissen
Genre:
Electronische Muziek
Subgenre:
Slagwerk met elektronica
Bezetting:
vib tape
compositie
Gods of Bird : for 3 percussionists and electronics / Brendan Faegre
Toelichting:
While walking through Joep van Lieshout's atelier, looking for musical possibilities in his sculptures, I stumbled upon his Early Bird from 2015. A few taps on the surface and I was enchanted. Each of its 100 flat metal surfaces rings out a clear, unique pitch. It's like a beautiful, bizarrely-tuned, three-dimensional, 4-meter tall vibraphone.
The percussionists play the role of three gods, descending from the heavens to help guide the four terribly lost Early Birds. Each bird believes itself to be a solitary genius, forging ahead in its own direction while climbing the rusty corporate ladder of late-stage capitalism. The birds are unaware of the fact that we are all welded together.
As the piece unfolds, the gods grow weary, finding the Early Birds completely unreceptive to their advice. The gods eventually resign and then die, as the humans kill their own gods by killing themselves (the death of the dreamer kills the dreamed).
Brendan Faegre