2017 11:00 1[afl]11[bcl]1-2211-perc-hp-str[11020]The medieval theory of the “body politic” posits that a state is analogous to a human body while still being made up of individuals. This work applies this concept to the body of bodies that is the large ensemble in music. As the piece unfolds, the movement of the individual is mimicked in gestures performed by the whole ensemble. In this way we can show how the concerns of the individual become the concerns of the community.
Premiered by: McGill Contemporary Music Ensemble - Guillaume Burgogne conductor