DESERT(ed) MUSIC
ADAM – 4 MINUTE WARNING
| CalArts School of Music | MFA1 |
DESCRIPTION :
THE PIECE IS ABOUT OIL AND GAS HYDRAULIC FRACTURING. IT OPENS WITH A PASTORALE, AND THEN DECENDS INTO TERRIBLE CHAOS. IT DRAWS FROM MY EXPERIENCE AS A CHILD SEEING MY MOTHERS LAND DESTROYED BY HYDRAULIC FRACTURING. MY WATER TURNED INTO BLACK SOOT. WE HAD TO DRIVE 2 HOURS INTO TOWN JUST TO GET WATER. THEREFORE I HAVE SET MY WILL AGAINST THEM. BEHOLD THAT DAY IS COMING, BURNING LIKE A FURNACE.THE RECORDED ELEMENT IS A STRING ENSEMBLE COMBINED WITH ELECTRONICS AND FIELD RECORDINGS/DIALOGUE FROM APACHE ROAD. THE LIVE ELEMENT IS PLAYBACK FROM SPEAKERS AND A LIVE SCORING OF A STRING TRIO.