Echoes from Within: A Musical Response to Cy Twombly
for sheng, bass, and electronics
(2018)
ca. 46’
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Program Notes

Call and response is a universal, ancient form of musical expression. “Echoes from Within” is a contemporary musical “response” to the visual “call” of Cy Twombly’s paintings. As the event progresses, Wu Wei (on traditional Chinese sheng) and Shawn Conley (on contrabass) travel from room to room, responding to the surrounding visual fields and to each other. This work was commissioned by the Menil Collection and premiered in the Cy Twombly Gallery on September 6-7 (four concerts).