still
Benjamin Thigpen
Programme notes
Calm like the sea;
Like a high wind that never ceases.— Lao Tzu
Stillness in movement. Attention fully concentrated on a single point
All the sounds in still are recordings of common objects, used without transformation
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still was realized in April 2007, February 2009, and May 2009 at the Visby International Centre for Composers (VICC, Sweden), in April and May 2009 at EMS (Stockholm, Sweden), and in August 2009 at GRM (Paris, France). The complete work premiered on October 5, 2012 during the concert Akousma + Live of the Multiphonies series presented by the Ina-GRM at the Auditorium Saint-Germain of the MPAA (Paris, France). The piece was commissioned by the Ina-GRM. Thanks to Jesper Elén, Mirjam Tally, Ramon Anthin, Sten Melin, Mats Lindström, Isabel Thomson, and Christian Zanési.
Premiere
- October 5, 2012, Multiphonies 2012-13
: Akousma + Live, Auditorium Saint-Germain — MPAA, Paris (France)
- Composer(s): Benjamin Thigpen
- Year of composition: 2007-09
- Instrumentation: 5-channel fixed medium
- Publisher(s): Ymx média
- Commission: Ina-GRM
Movements
still i
Premiere
- December 5, 2009, Multiphonies 2009-10
: Akousma, Salle Olivier Messiaen — Maison de Radio France, Paris (France)
- Movement of: still
- Duration: 6:52
- ISRC: CAD501710087
still ii
Premiere
- April 21, 2010, Concert de créations, Le Senghor, Brussels (Belgium)
- Movement of: still
- Duration: 7:20
- ISRC: CAD501710088
still iii
Premiere
- April 21, 2010, Concert de créations, Le Senghor, Brussels (Belgium)
- Movement of: still
- Duration: 9:15
- ISRC: CAD501710089
still iv
Premiere
- December 5, 2009, Multiphonies 2009-10
: Akousma, Salle Olivier Messiaen — Maison de Radio France, Paris (France)
- Movement of: still
- Duration: 9:39
- ISRC: CAD501710090
