Work
Amygdala
for amplified cello and electronics
Films, Audio & Samples
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About
I wrote Amygdala in late 2015 while I was living in the Haut-Marais in Paris. Amygdala is a kind of exploration of the way in which anxiety comes in waves, always lapping at the edges, and sometimes rising and overwhelming us.
Dedication note
Written for Tal Aronson
Performance history
25 May 2015: Performed by Luis Mercado at Provincetown Theatre, NYU, New York, NY, USA
17 Jul 2018: Performed by Nick Photinos (cello + electronics) at Mass MoCA, North Adams, MA, USA
09 Dec 2018: Performed by Metropolis (cello + electronics), Kinds of Kings: Furl, Metropolis, 1 Rivington St, New York NY USA
09 Mar 2019: Performed by Brianna Tagliaferro at Boston Conservatory at Berklee, USA
17 May 2019: Performed by Nick Photinos, Eighth Blackbird: Dissolve, Steppenwolf Theater, Chicago, IL, USA
18 May 2019: Performed by Nick Photinos, Eighth Blackbird: Dissolve, Steppenwolf Theater, Chicago, IL, USA
09 Nov 2019: Performed by Rachel Young, 21st Century Consort, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Washington D.C., USA
30 Aug 2020: Performed by Charley Davenport at Nelson Composers Workshop, Nelson School of Music
30 Mar 2021: Performed by LAVENA at the release of the album "in your hands"