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Kith

Instrumentation: fixed media

Year: 2020 | Duration: 7'36"

Julie Bowdren, soprano
Connor Johnson, trumpet(s)
Dean A. Mason, electric / double bass
Text by Miriam Nash
Art by Nick Barrett

Kith was written for zFestival 2020

Program Note: Kith combines text from Miriam Nash's epic poem "The Nine Mothers of Heimdallr" (available from Hercules Additions). The process of recording this piece happened virtually. Each of the performers had a set of instructions for making recordings, some of which were traditionally scored, and some of which were open to interpretation. I collected the final recordings and shaped them into "Kith." Some of the melodies that you hear were composed by the performers; they were each involved in the creative process of shaping the soundworld.