Utterance (2021)
Bass Flute, Drum Kit, and Double Bass
ca. 8 minutes
Written for Choreographers and Composers, The Juilliard School
In collaboration with Connor Freeman, choreographer
Premiere: November 2021 at Wilson Theatre, The Juilliard School. Performed by Audrey Emata, Taylor Abbitt, and Zachary Adleman. Soloist Dancers: Sophia Frilot and Madison Goodman.
(Performance begins at 40:54)
Program Notes
to utter- vocalize, so as to intend, to express.
What does it mean to ‘utter’ as a dancer, as a musician, in a performance space?
In Utterance, Connor Freeman (choreographer) and I explore the various ‘utterances’ of the dance and musical personas on stage: their intentions, their emotions, and their relation to one another, all melded into a whirlpool of shifting states: of individualism, collectivism, and anonymity; of curiosity, frustration, and obsession; of integration and disintegration.