Hymn for the Arc Harvester

Instrumentation: seven (or more) players, open instrumentation

Duration: 5′

Program note:

Hymn for the Arc Harvester is for seven or more pitch-based instruments. Players may play any combination of instruments that have the ability to play pitch. This work uses unspecified pitch in its entirety. The music is notated on single-line staves. Performers may choose pitch content for these pitches while conforming to the general contour of the line, as indicated by placement of note heads relative to the horizontal line. The middle line should be considered the mid-range for the instrument. The work evokes a rigorous metrical vitality in which all instruments explore pitch freely within a steadfastly unison rhythmic space.

The title is a reference to an ancient, mythological creature who aided farmers in their annual harvest through its natural metamorphoses into various forms which brought about changes in weather patterns.

Hymn for the Arc Harvester was composed for the 2019 Southeastern Contemporary Ensemble and was premiered by the ensemble on March 19th, 2019. It is featured on the commercial recording Drift, Society of Composers Inc. Vol 34 on Navona.

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SCORE (EXCERPT) – full score available below

AUDIo

Performance on drift – SCI Vol. 34, Southeastern Contemporary Music Ensemble

VIDEO

Performance by the Versipel New Music Collective, April 4th, 2023, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

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