Day 163 of A Year of Deep Listening

Day 163 of A Year of Deep Listening

 

CONVERSATION WITHOUT WORDS, by Andrew May

Discussing another composer’s work, my friend Danyel and I disagreed as to whether a conversation was a suitable model for a musical discourse. Meditating on the question, I thought of this score. Perhaps he may someday hear a realization of it that persuades him, perhaps not; either way, we will continue our conversations.

Andrew May is a composer, improviser, violinist, and computer musician; assistant director of the Sounds Modern concert series; and a teacher at the University of North Texas.