Night Sea [2024] c.5'
for Alto Saxophone, Violin, and Piano //
Written for the Syracuse University Contemporary Performance Lab
Night Sea [2024] is inspired by the work of New York artist Irene Rice Pereira [1902-71]. Her glass and acrylic sculpture "Night Sea" [1951] is a captivating exploration of light and reflections through geometric abstraction— a collage of imaginative textures and kaleidoscopic fragments segmented within thin columns of glass. Through her intricate placement of reflective material, Pereira creates a miniature landscape that distorts, shimmers, warps, and constantly evolves when being viewed from various perspectives— resembling a delicate and repetitive yet unpredictable wash of night tides. This piece is my musical interpretation of that resemblance.
by Irene Rice Pereira
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