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In this performance spotlight, members of Pathos Trio perform the original composition "Fiction of Light" by Evan Chapman.
Fiction of Light, by Evan Chapman
Performed by Pathos Trio
~ Percussionists Marcelina Suchocka & Felix Reyes
~ Pianist/Composer Alan Hankers
Video/Audio:
Four/Ten Media: http://fourtenmedia.net
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STICKS USED:
#vfT5 – T5 – AMERICAN CUSTOM® TIMPANI – WOOD
T5 – American Custom Timpani – Wood Mallets
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ABOUT THE PIECE:
"As both a visual and a musical artist, my compositions have always been equally influenced by my experiences with light & color in the physical world as they are by other works of music. Throughout the compositional process of this piece, I was inspired by Tacita Dean’s thoughts on the colors of magic hour and our physical relationship to those colors, and became increasingly interested in finding ways to similarly manipulate the color palettes of an acoustic ensemble.
The techniques I eventually settled on for the Pathos Trio entailed supplementing acoustic elements with subtle electronic ones, while leaving an aura of mystery for the listener as to how those electronic elements were being produced by not sending them directly into a traditional PA system but instead into the players’ instruments and handheld communication devices. This, I hope, creates a sonic world that is colorful in a way that feels as though it is full of reflections, and in which “detail is secondary and focus is lost."
– Evan Chapman
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ABOUT THE COMPOSER:
Raved by the New York Times for his multi-media work, Evan Chapman is a composer, percussionist, and filmmaker based in Philadelphia, PA. Co-founder of multi-award winning media group Four/Ten Media alongside Kevin Eikenberg, and founding member of Philadelphia based bad Square Peg Round Hole, his recordings, compositions, and performances can be seen on major outlets like I Care If You Listen, Vic Firth, and NPR.
As an active performer, most notably as drummer in the instrumental percussion work/electronic trio Square Peg Round Hole (dubbed a “creative adventure” by Bob Boilen of NPR), the group’s been direct support for headlining bands like The Bad Plus, Dawn of Midi, and Kneebody.
More info at:
https://www.evanmchapman.com
https://www.instagram.com/evanmchapman/
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ABOUT THE PERFORMERS:
"Elevated themselves into those elite ranks alongside Yarn/Wire, Tigue, Sō Percussion, Iktus and Ensemble Et Al", as described by the New York Music Daily, Pathos Trio (percussionists Marcelina Suchocka, Felix Reyes, and pianist/composer Alan Hankers) is committed to engaging classical/contemporary music, while also aiming to bring adventurous music to audiences through collaborations with young, living new music composers.
Their current project "When Dark Sounds And Classical Music Collide", the ensemble’s first album, comprises a collection of newly commissioned works written by composers Alison Yun-Fei Jiang, Evan Chapman, Alyssa Weinberg, Alan Hankers, and Finola Merivale. This project will be released in Fall 2021 and is graciously supported by New Music USA, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Artist Relief, and with the help of funds allocated from Chamber Music America, which Pathos Trio was earlier this year announced as an Ensemble Forward grantee. Pathos Trio is a recipient of a Chamber Music America Ensemble Forward Grant, made possible with generous support from the New York Community Trust.
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