Fait Accompli
Instrumentation
Cello
1
Piano
1
Tenor sax
1
Glass Ornaments
Additional Information
Fait Accompli was written for and premiered at the Montrose Composers' Club debut concert entitled MCCI as part of the Profound Sound festival 2016. www.montrosecomposersclub.com
It includes a 'performance art' element where a silent performer places glass and china ornaments on a hand wound conveyor belt and slowly sends them 'over the edge' where upon they smash into a bucket below. This is an unusual piece for me, containing no vocals and only a very dark kind of humour. It is an exploration of the feelings one has when given a fait accompli and explores the fears I have of my own mortality.
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Performers
Pianoforte - Aidan Shepherd, Tenor Saxophone - Phil Holmes, Cello - Sarah Boxall
Title
Fait Accompli
Venue
St. Gregory's Church, Canterbury
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