Žibuoklė Martinaitytė: Polarities (Live from MATA 2008)

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Žibuoklė Martinaitytė: Polarities (2008)
World Premiere, MATA commission

Brooklyn Lyceum
New York, NY
April 2, 2008

Performed by The Knights Chamber Orchestra
Eric Jacobsen, conductor

The Knights Chamber Orchestra:
Mike Atkinson, horn
Tomoya Aomori, bass
Diana Cohen, violin
Alex Greenbaum, cello
Adam Hollander, oboe
Erik Holtje, bassoon
Curtis Macomber, violin
Carol McGonnell, clarinet
Chris McIntyre, trombone
Luke Rinderknech, percussion
Miranda Sielaff, viola
Alex Sopp, flute
Jonathan Yates, piano

Composer's Note:
... Balancing between predictability and surprise, accessibility and inconvenience. Is the natural or organic flow of music bound to predictability? With no surprises, shocking qualities or unexpected occurrences? What is "listenable music" and what goes beyond a comfort zone of a listener? These concerns were preoccupying my mind in the early phases of conceiving the idea of "Polarities".

This piece is an exploration of inner-perceptional and outer-aural polarities: passive-forceful, tension-release, total order-total chaos, consonance-dissonance, pulse irregularity, etc. The principle of polarities is applied on many different levels of composition in this piece starting with distinct emotional states and ending up by affecting all of the basic components of rhythm, melodic patterns, basic structures, orchestration and choices of registers. Time processes are determined by these same principles, the main characteristics being that intermediate states and gradual transitions are often omitted or replaced by the immediate juxtaposition or overlapping of contrasting elements.

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