“nine” (second winter 2022)

Premiered in Waco,Texas by MAYFIRE, Freya Downey, Sebastian Penso, Laura Angelone, Rebekah Lambert.

Graphic field notation for nine optional soloists: 

• "zero!" for human body (voice)

• "one!" for keyboard of any kind (dedicated to Jani)

• "two!" for viola (dedicated to Freya)

• "three!" for flute of any kind (dedicated to Sebastian)

• "four!" for french horn (dedicated to Jasmin)

• "five!" for cello or double bass

• "six!" for low-reed

• "seven!" for percussion (dedicated to Chris)

• "eight!" for conductrix

In three sections––third complete, 1 and 2 under (re)construction. 

1. "nine?"

2. "nine."

3. "nine!"

Examples of Notation: