Thousand Dead Bodies Under My Bed, All Cloaked with the Breath of the Living
for three simultaneous* chamber ensembles (2021)
*simultaneous works are compositions consisting of autonomous discourses, the components of which can be performed together and as stand-alone works. Stand-alone works, referred to as seeds, are listed below.
commissioned by the Ensemble Musikfabrik and Kunststiftung NRW for the 75th WDR Series
premiered by the Ensemble Musikfabrik at the WDR Funkhaus, July 10, 2021
conducted by Aaron Cassidy
Seed I (embedded in Seed III):
Helen Bledsoe, piccolo and alto flutes
Kristien Ceuppens, oboe and english horn
Carl Rosman, Bb clarinet and bass clarinet
James Aylward, bassoon and contrabassoon
Rie Watanabe, percussion
Benjamin Kobler, piano
Hannah Weirich, violin
Laura Hovestadt, viola
Thomas Schmitz, cello
Seed II (embedded in Seed III):
Rie Watanabe, percussion
Benjamin Kobler, piano
Hannah Weirich, violin
Laura Hovestadt, viola
Thomas Schmitz, cello
Seed III:
Helen Bledsoe, piccolo and alto flutes
Kristien Ceuppens, oboe and english horn
Carl Rosman, Bb clarinet and bass clarinet
James Aylward, bassoon and contrabassoon
Rie Watanabe, percussion
Marco Blaauw, piccolo trumpet and double-bell trumpet
Nathan Plante, piccolo trumpet and double-bell trumpet
Christine Chapman, double-bell horn
Bruce Collins, double-bell trombone
Melvyn Poore, double-bell euphonium in Bb
Benjamin Kobler, piano
Hannah Weirich, violin
Laura Hovestadt, viola
Thomas Schmitz, cello
score published by Edition Gravis
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Documentary about the work produced by Ensemble Musikfabrik (YouTube)
Turgut Erçetin, composer/interview
Carl Rosman, clarinet/interview
Aaron Cassidy, conductor
Hans Fahr, video/editing
Commissioned by Kunststiftung NRW and Ensemble Musikfabrik
image credit: Photograph by Félix Bonfils, 1875 -
for ensemble:
flute
oboe
clarinet
bassoon
percussion
piano
violin
viola
cello -
for ensemble:
piano
percussion
violin
viola
cello -
for large ensemble:
flute
oboe
clarinet
bassoon
percussion
piano
violin
viola
cello
double-bell brass quartet -
Audio (SoundCloud)
Also to be featured on an upcoming portrait CD (Wergo, 2025), with a performance given by Ensemble Musikfabrik. -
For research, see research and the related 3D animations:
Re-imaging the acoustics of the Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
Publications:
Related monograph That which lies beyond enclosure is forthcoming. More information coming soon.
