Youtube video of the performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUf5Ca6_wk0
commissioned by Ensemble Proton Bern as a part of Protonwerk No. 13
live recording of premiere 23. April 2024 - Dampfzentrale Bern
Ensemble Proton Bern
Conductor- Gregory Charette
Alto flute, piccolo - Bettina Berger
Oboe - Martin Bliggenstorfer
Basset horn, contrabass clarinet - Richard Elliot Haynes
Bassoon, Contrabassoon - Elise Jacoberger
Harp - Vera Schnider
Piano - Coco Schwarz
Violin - Maximilian Haft
Cello - Jan-Filip Ťupa
Recording and mixing - Joël Cormier
Program note:
“Stained light” is a part of an ongoing attempt in my work to uncover sensations and emotions from my own childhood. It can be both nostalgic and dark, as I try to remember how sensitive I felt to everything as a child – to the weather, to the energy of people around me, to the sounds of the world. In the piece, I try to create fragile spaces in which small details can affect the whole system, uncovering layers of sweetness or of darkness. There is something always under the surface, like a hidden song, half-remembered, heard from a distance.
