premiered by
David Starobin, guitar; Tom Flaherty, cello
11/1/96
at Bridges Hall,
Pomona College, Claremont, CA
Timeflies: In the first movement, "slowly we turn..." the guitar sets up a clear beat which is continually challenged by each instrument in turn, with various syncopations that often become the new beat. The resulting motion ranges from the serene diatonic opening to the frenzied, fairly chromatic closing hocket passage. In "...gliding..." the cello plays a simple tune in natural harmonics, while the guitar arpeggiates an accompaniment. "when were having..." is a playful movement in which the beat is constantly challenged by regroupings and syncopations, but it refuses to be swayed from its steady pace, no matter what the distraction. Timeflies was commissioned by the National Endowment for the Arts for David Starobin.
Music of Tom Flaherty
Vorarlberg Resonance
Karl and Margaret Kohn, piano four-hands
Timeflies
Peter Yates, guitar; Tom Flaherty, cello
Trio for Cello and Digital Processor
Tom Flaherty, cello
Semi-Suite
Tom Flaherty, cello
Quartet for Viola, Cello and Digital Processor
Cynthia Fogg, viola; Tom Flaherty, cello
Time to Travel
Karl and Margaret Kohn, pianos
BRIDGE 9162
audio excerpt I (Peter Yates, Tom Flaherty)
audio excerpt II (Peter Yates, Tom Flaherty)
audio excerpt III (Peter Yates, Tom Flaherty)
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