Abstract
For Six Voices, commissioned by EXAUDI. Premiere Milton Court Concert Hall, 19th May 2025.
While preparing to move house, I sorted through my possessions and discovered my ‘memory box’ — a collection of seemingly ordinary items, made magical by their associated feelings and memories. This inspired me to invite members of EXAUDI to share their own Keepsakes and the memories tied to them with me. I used their responses to create this set of vignettes, with each movement based on one of their meaningful objects.
Old metal and dust
Very beautiful
Flight
A stone cochlear
My one little rebellion
A leaving present
The project draws on artist Joe Brainard’s memoir ‘I Remember’ (1975) which mixes the mundane and profound through a stream of consciousness list of moments and tangents prefixed with the phrase ‘I remember’. Asking the performers to reflect on a single Keepsake offered a focused way to echo Brainard’s approach and sentiment.
While preparing to move house, I sorted through my possessions and discovered my ‘memory box’ — a collection of seemingly ordinary items, made magical by their associated feelings and memories. This inspired me to invite members of EXAUDI to share their own Keepsakes and the memories tied to them with me. I used their responses to create this set of vignettes, with each movement based on one of their meaningful objects.
Old metal and dust
Very beautiful
Flight
A stone cochlear
My one little rebellion
A leaving present
The project draws on artist Joe Brainard’s memoir ‘I Remember’ (1975) which mixes the mundane and profound through a stream of consciousness list of moments and tangents prefixed with the phrase ‘I remember’. Asking the performers to reflect on a single Keepsake offered a focused way to echo Brainard’s approach and sentiment.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 19 May 2025 |
Keywords
- Nostalgia
- Memory
- Performer Contributions