karst survey [2016]
seven instruments + fixed media [19’]
[piccolo; soprano saxophone; bass clarinet; piano; percussion; violin; cello]
commissioned by the [Switch~ Ensemble]
further reading
KARST by Tim Rutherford-Johnson, written to accompany my portrait CD on KAIROS [June, 2020]
Interview with Timothy McCormack - conducted by Zach Sheets of the [Switch~ Ensemble].
recordings
Portrait Disc on KAIROS. Performed by Klangforum Wien. Purchase/download here. Listen on Spotify & Apple Music.
performance history
5/23/2019 - ensemble mosaik. Kesselhaus in der Kulturbrauerei. Berlin, Germany.
2/28/2019 - the [Switch~ Ensemble]. Areté Venue & Gallery. Brooklyn, NY.
5/3/2018 - klangforum Wien. Ernst von Siemens Music Prize ceremony. Prinzregententheater. Munich, Germany.
7/13/2016 - the [Switch~ Ensemble]. VIPA Festival. Valencia, Spain.
program note
An on-the-ground traversal through a weathered and disconnected terrain; a crawl way suddenly opening up into a cavern; a disappearing river; a compulsive urge for movement; a pushing forward, even if that leads straight down the dark maw of a sinkhole.