Let's Look at the Stars
• written for Bowed Glockenspiel and Piano; 4' 30"
( 2019 )
• written for Bowed Glockenspiel and Piano; 4' 30"
( 2019 )
Let's Look at the Stars creates an atmospheric sound world with the shimmer of a bowed glockenspiel and the many sound colors of the piano. The effect of outer space is imitated with sustained harmonies, often dyads of perfect fifths or octaves, and flickers of "starry" short motives in eighth notes. The tonality floats from an undefined key into a bright B major, to reflect the composer's perceived brightness of stars, before transitioning again to a tonal plain of wonder and instability.
Connor and Ariel Magno da Costa perform Let's Look at the Stars for on his curated concert "Projections."
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Recording From February 17, 2022:
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Performances
Premiere: Connor Gibbs (glockenspiel) and Steve Calderone (piano)
Bernardston, MA, October 20, 2019
on Stories We Tell recital
Connor Gibbs (glockenspiel) and Ariel Magno da Costa (piano)
Maumee, OH, February 17, 2022
on Projections: Reflections In Front, Shadows Behind concert
Premiere: Connor Gibbs (glockenspiel) and Steve Calderone (piano)
Bernardston, MA, October 20, 2019
on Stories We Tell recital
Connor Gibbs (glockenspiel) and Ariel Magno da Costa (piano)
Maumee, OH, February 17, 2022
on Projections: Reflections In Front, Shadows Behind concert