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Wood, Wind, Water, Earth
Wood, Wind, Water, Earth combines the real qualities of the materials the instruments are made of, with corresponding sounds in the recorded electro-acoustic part comprised of a virtual percussion ensemble. The acoustic part of the work is a dalliance in the sounds of the title, with an attempt to focus on the ability of traditional Chinese instruments to either mimic or suggest moving forces of nature. The virtual portion, while also envisioning some similar elements, is more suggestive of human intervention and interaction with the natural world. Shapes emerge suggestive of nature, but are juxtaposed with less natural, metallic sound worlds. These ideas stem from both the terrain (and all the wood, wind, water, and earth along the way), and the experience of hiking to the Conundrum Hot Springs near Aspen, Colorado.
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