![]() ![]() I found that my perspective and interpretation of the painting changed substantially as I reconsidered my role as the viewer. These two short movements strive towards the former, more sculptural, more impossible way of hearing.Ī Private Conversation was written as a complementary work to a painting by Matt Dorado of two male figures appearing to be in the midst of a conversation. ![]() Physical objects have this funny characteristic of not moving forward through time, whereas sound, by definition, must. “have a beautiful day with smiley faces” is made of a red folding chair, a garbage can, a message on the floor, and fortune cookie crumbs. “don’t worry about a thing, I’m right here beside you” is an empty plastic folding chair and a light box. Two short sculptures after Joe Bun Keo follows two of Joe’s assemblage sculptures. The Leaves unhooked themselves from Trees. Artistic Director Beth Ratay chose to pair these works because of how the stormy energy of the music comments on the underlying turbulent past of the quilt's image. Williams' piece was inspired by an Emily Dickenson poem. The waters wrecked the sky is paired with Christle Rawlins-Jackson's work From Fort to Fort: View from Cape Coast Castle which depicts an old slave fort in West Africa. The first, with a melody played by the violinist, is stereotypically “feminine,” while the bold chords of the second theme assert themselves in a manner more associated with the “masculine.” As these two elements interact throughout the piece, one might hear music of attraction and of pursuit, music of flirtation, and music of courtship, all culminating in the grand, romantic moment depicted in the painting. The piece sets the scene with water music depicting the vastness of the sea, the mystery of its depths, and the flowing of its waves. The composition, then, tells the story that leads up to the moment captured in the painting, and, like the painting, uses bold primary colors to do so. ![]() The blue of the water, the red of the mermaid’s flowing hair, and the yellow of the seaweed comprise the main color palette of the work. ![]() The painting depicts an underwater scene in which a mermaid and a merman are passionately entwined in a kiss. The piece Kiss was composed to accompany a painting of the same name by the artist, Melanie Long. Presented by the Boston New Music Initiative core ensemble conducted by Tian Hui Ng *winner of our 6th Annual Commissioning Competition Joshua Jandreau – And I'll call you by mine° Jeremy Rapaport-Stein – two sculptures after Joe Bun Keo° The Community Church of Boston - 565 Boylston St, Boston, MAĮvan Williams – the waters wrecked the sky ![]()
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