Syzygy, meaning the alignment of celestial bodies, is reflected in this work for mallet ensemble. The piece uses multiple rhythmic and melodic themes to create...
Water colour country. Here the hills
rot like rungs beneath enormous skies
and all day long the shadows of the clouds
stain the paddocks with their running...
Based on Josquin Desprez's motet Tu Pauperum Refugium, this work begins with soul-settling chords, then moves off into the complex polyphony Josquin perfected...