dambly

Hi Matthew,

Thanks for tuning in and for your kind comments. There actually were no plans for video during Atem (the score doesn't specify one); there was some confusion around that point in the initial announcement -- sorry about that.

However, it would probably be quite appropriate to create some sort of video to be screened during a performance of Atem, perhaps in the spirit of Kagel's film Antithese (1965) or Ludwig Van (1970). I'll see if I can get something together before I perform it again!

The score is loosely notated, i.e., with graphics that use traditional noteheads, beaming, articulations and dynamic markings, but that do not specify pitches, since the piece is for any wind instrument, and the performer is directed to use at least three different instruments of his/her choice.

-Tom