du coeur (2013)
fixed electronics
c. 6 minutes 30 seconds
Premiered in McGaw Chapel, Wooster, OH, 12 May 2013
c. 6 minutes 30 seconds
Premiered in McGaw Chapel, Wooster, OH, 12 May 2013
In du cœur—meaning “of the heart” in French—the electronic sounds work together to create a living, sonic organism. The piece opens with a heartbeat motif that crescendos as the sounds come alive, and that links the various sounds to one another. The additional sighs and pulsations used in the composition further suggest its “aliveness.” While writing this piece, I aimed to have one idea flow seamlessly into the next, so that the whole work would feel like a single, connected being.
Please note that there is an extended moment of silence about halfway through the piece.
Please note that there is an extended moment of silence about halfway through the piece.