In the Crypt
for horn & live electronics

Description

In the Crypt (2015) – for horn & live electronics. Completed 25 April 2015 (Manchester). Mixed by Thomas Rydeard
First performed on 15 May 2015 by Alison Wilmshurst & Bethan Morgan-Williams, Royal Northern College of Music. Dedicated to Alison Wilmshurst. Duration ca. 8’

Programme Note

In the Crypt is an interactive piece for French horn and electronics, inspired by a recording session that took place in the chapel of Lancing College in 2015. The samples that make up the electronics interweave to produce a blanket of sound, juxtaposed with striking and percussive piano sounds. Many extended horn techniques are used, making it an exciting, virtuosic and technically-demanding piece. Use of vibrato is explored extensively throughout the piece, and many of the nuances rely on a contrast between conventional tuning and the beautiful (sometimes haunting) natural tunings.

– Bethan Morgan-Williams