From the Mountain
The form of the Blue Ridge mountains has been distilled into two sonic shapes: the rise and fall of land elevation and the lyric call of the wood thrush, a reclusive bird found in the deep woods of Appalachia. The score incorporates elements of graphic notation and improvisation and calls for natural materials to be collected locally and then returned to the landscape after the performance.
From the Mountain was performed by the Bergamot String Quartet in August, 2024 as part of Arts Letters & Numbers Creative Music Intensive in Averill Park, NY.