music that never ends

(2017) 

Written as part of the 2016-2017 Leverhulme Arts Scholarship Programme with the London Philharmonic Orchestra

  • New Music Collective at Windsor Building, Royal Holloway University of London (UK) on 26 October 2017.

  • for Ralitsa and Leo

    We [mankind] have very short memories.

    As We continually strive for tomorrow, tomorrow will always present obstacles to upset the rhythm.

    I have attempted to facilitate a space in which sound and silence work together in this work. Providing an inner balance and equality. Here the thirty counterpart cells each denote an article from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948).

    -njd

  • Any combintaion of solo instruments (original scored for viola and violoncello)

  • 2’ (minimum)

other version

This work can also be performed on any combination of solo instruments (maximum of four instruments). Please contact me directly if you wish to discuss alternate instrumentation.

score sample