September 2023
‘Phantom Red’
Piece comissioned last year by Andrew Liddell recorded at Trinity Laban studios by Will Lydon premieres on YouTube this month.
Inspired by Tenney’s Koan, this piece focuses on exploring glissandi as a way of moving between pitches. Bringing a more tonal context helps the listener in recognising the shifting tones. In the search for elaborated textures, I asked performers to play molto sul ponticello at times, as well as sul tasto. Harmonics effectively contrast long and rich sounding chords and add movement within the piece.
Thanks to dedicated musicians:
violin - Andrew Liddell
viola - Ivan Willingworth
cello - Lily Hope
double bass - Alexander Ferkey
violin - Andrew Liddell
viola - Ivan Willingworth
cello - Lily Hope
double bass - Alexander Ferkey