19, 21, 25, 27, or 35

keyboards and mallets (15 players)

Year: 2010
Duration: approx. 5 min.

program notes

All the performers move through the same twelve musical cells. Each of the cells are five-note figures, and the performer must count the number of repetitions (19, 21, 25, 27, or 35) before moving on to the next cell. Inevitable counting errors give rise to interesting harmonies.

performance history

1 December 2010 at the Cole Conservatory, California State University, Long Beach

audio recording