Vic Firth Recovering, by Chris Cerrone

Recovering, by Chris Cerrone

Performed by:
Chuck Furlong - Clarinet
David Nagy - Bassoon
Evan Honse - Trumpet
Daniel Linden - Trombone
Sarah Goldfeather - Violin
Pat Swoboda - Bass
Mark Utley - vibraphone

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ABOUT THE PIECE:
"Recovering is about gradually coming back to how things were, and in the process becoming something new. When wounds heal, new skin grows back in its place.

In Recovering I selected a brief moment from L’Histoire du Soldat’s “Pastorale” and froze it. This gesture is first played by a sustained vibraphone, coated in delicate a haze of breath sounds arranged to surround the audience—as in recovery, breathing is the most basic element. Stravinsky’s gesture gradually thaws and gains direction, joined by evolving sounds in the strings. In time, tiny alterations to the gesture—a displaced octave, a new pitch, different harmonies, and finally a regular pulse—recontextualize it completely from its origins in L’Histoire. Only at this point does the music reach a state of repose and stability, if only temporarily.

Recovering is dedicated to my teacher and friend Nils Vigeland, who first introduced me to the wonders of Stravinsky, particularly L’Histoire."

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Recovering, by Chris Cerrone
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