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Violist Jessica Pavone and bassoonist Katherine Young join forces to create a new body of work for their instruments. The music brings these two artists’ distinct and powerful solo improvisational languages into a resonant and pulsating dialogue. Katherine and Jessica have a two-decade history of performing each other’s compositions, improvising in large ensembles, touring together, and supporting one another’s creative and professional development. During this time each artist developed a distinct language on her instrument that continues to evolve through solo performance. Pavone’s structured yet indeterminate pieces for viola stem from an interest in long tones, repetition, and sympathetic vibration. They inform her written practice and play a vital role in her approach to ensemble composition. Katherine explores twitching rhythmic patterns and the internal beating of virtuosic multiphonics. After years of deeply inspiring one another’s music, in this duo synthesize their two vocabularies for the first time. Their co-compositions bring into conversation these two artists’ distinct and powerful solo languages while utilizing each of their highly developed composition skills to create intimate, focused and energetic music.
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