From Aberdeen, to Hamlets in the Argentine…
2014
alto saxophone + fixed medium (stereo)
4’00”
Commissioned by:
Richard Ingham (funded by Creative Scotland)
The title of this piece is a line from the poem An Address to Adolphe Sax in Heaven by Fife poet Douglas Dunn. It reflects recent preoccupations with sound and place, in particular Aberdeen, where I live and work, and Buenos Aires, where I have been involved in a number of projects in recent years.
The fixed medium part uses field recordings made in both cities as well as recordings of snippets of the live saxophone part recorded by Richard Ingham in Aberdeen and Luis Conde in Buenos Aires. These are interwoven with elements of Tango and Scottish traditional music to create a tapestry of contrasting and related sonic structures.
From Aberdeen… appears on A Genius who Invents a Noise available from Largo Music
PERUSAL SCORE
BUY SCORE + SOUND FILE
Performances
2015
Feb 25 - The Cardy Net House, Lower Largo, Fife - Lower Largo Music; alto sax - Richard Ingham
May 15 - Centro Culturel Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Argentina - LIPM; alto sax – Luis Conde
May 20- King’s College Chapel, Aberdeen - Joe Stollery
Nov 5 - King’s College Chapel, Aberdeen - soundfestival/University of Aberdeen; alto sax - Richard Ingham
2018
Feb 16 - Digital Media Center Theater, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA - High Voltage; alto sax – Griffin Campbell
Mar 8 - Phipp’s Hall, University of Huddersfield - Annual Saxophone Day; alto sax – Richard Ingham
Mar 9 DINA - Sheffield Satellites; alto sax – Richard Ingham