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Markus Trunk – “Slightly Ajar” (1993)

Performed by Loren Chasse, Branic Howard, Juniana Lanning, Catherine Lee, and Rebecca Olason (doors, speakers, lights).

In a darkened space, performers stand at a series of doors. Behind each door is a sound source and a light source. Neither the number of doors/performers nor the particularities of the sound/light are determined by the composer. Each performer has his or her own performance score, created using chance procedures, detailing when to open their door, when to close it, and when to leave it slightly ajar. The resulting combinations of sound and light comprise the entirety of the piece.

Written after a two-year period of study with composer Alvin Lucier, “Slightly Ajar” shows the Lucier influence in its focus on the ways in which a physical space and a small number of simple actions – here the opening and closing of doors – can profoundly alter the shape of musical content.

The sounds used for this performance comprise a single chord created by composer Branic Howard, based on the resonant character of the performance space.

Note: This recording serves only as a document of the performance's sound characteristics. Live, the piece's effect rested equally upon its lighting component.

Recorded live at the Extradition Series, Portland, Oregon, USA, January 20, 2018.

The Extradition Series presents quarterly concerts of 20th- and 21st-century experimental music, exploring purity, space, and a natural unfolding of sound and silence.

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Recorded by Branic Howard / openfieldrecording.com

Photo by Matt Hannafin