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Inside Voice
• written for Pierrot Ensemble with Tenor; 9' 00"
( 2022 )

Inside Voice is inspired by the notion of having to stay silent and repress your feelings and/or your personality to satisfy someone else. When someone [younger] screams, they’re often reminded to “use [their] inside voice.” This work follows a poem by the composer through cycling frustration, bursting out into an “outside voice.” The chaos is cut off dramatically by the singer, who twists the text to suggest that this entire presentation has been a farce, as often happens when someone else “doesn’t like what they hear.” The piece concludes with a grounded sense of self and a self-chosen inside voice.
Connor sings his work with Pierrot ensemble, cheering toward the sky.
(Left to Right) Ariel Magno da Costa, Janell Preheim, Otávio Manzano Kavakama, Connor Gibbs, Jacob Wolf, and Lauren Nichols, perform Inside Voice for Connor's concert "Being, Becoming, Breaking."

Performances
Premiere: Connor Gibbs (voice), Lauren Nichols (flute), Jacob Wolf (clarinet), Janell Preheim (violin),
Otávio Manzano Kavakama (cello), Ariel Magno da Costa (piano)

​Bowling Green State University, March 20, 2022
on Being, Becoming, Breaking recital

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