Through Each Cavern

For clarinet and percussion

Duration: c. 6'

Composed Aug - Sep 2023

Commissioned by Tacet(i) Ensemble for the China-ASEAN Music Festival, Guangxi Arts University of Nanning.

World Premiere: 21 October 2023 at Guangxi Arts University of Nanning. Performed by members of Tacet(i) Ensemble: Christhathai Paksamai and Kantapong Rakbankerd.

For performance/score inquiries please contact lertwatt.pun@gmail.com

Program note:

Caverns can be defined as hollow openings in the ground; they can be tremendously vast or tightly confined. Within this premise, 'Through Each Cavern' explores sounds inspired by each of these dualities. As this work unfolds, musical gestures are gradually manipulated and re-contextualized, as the clarinet is revealed to reflect a psyche, while the percussion is representative of the space that slowly caves in around said psyche. The two instruments embark on their journey at great distances apart. As they go through each cavern, their open resonances begin to dissipate; spaces start to compress; textures become unified, sending them on a descent into total paranoia.