jidhe

a solo upper-body dance piece, ± 10'00" — 2019

jidhe — a rough translation of 'trunk' or 'torso' in Arabic, is an early dance piece exploring the relationship between upper body movements, noise and silence. it is my first step into composition, i.e. an attempt to formalize the unfolding of sounds and body-movements while embracing their ephemerality and spontaneousness. the score of jidhe consists of a methodical and deterministic sequence of pre-defined qualities of movements, but the detailed movements themselves are left undefined. in that sense, the piece is a little bit like a stochastic process, incorporating random elements or degrees of indeterminacy in the unfolding of a deterministic process

it was originally inspired by Erwin Straus' notion of acoustic space: a shared structure of/for listening, at the 'heart of sensuous receptivity' and conjuring all the senses at once. acoustic space is not exclusive to music nor dance, but a polymorphic, virgin, smooth, pathic space linked to sensing— das Empfinden, detached from the idea of a pre-given, functional displacement or direction, inviting a state of 'presence' and erasure of 'self-hood'

jidhe is also a dedication to the works of Steve Paxton and Peter Ablinger

the entirety of the performance is available online upon request. it has been presented over the years in a variety of contexts and versions

2024

a cycle of short pieces for piano/keyboard — 40'00" [in-progress]

a cycle of pieces for vl, vc, fl, cl, harm, pn, and computer — 30'00"

recording for siblings

for pf solo, gtr solo, pf & 2 gtrs, and 2 gtrs — ± 60'00"

Für Simon-Jonassohn Stein for Orgelpark

for two programmable organs — 5'00"

for siblings (tuned)

in progress — 10'00"

2023

for siblings (tempered)

for pf and/or gtr(s) — between 8'00-60'00"

for experiencers (modelo62)

for 2 gtr, vln, vc, cb, fl, cl, trp, pf, harm, perc and computer — ± 30'00"

until counterfeiting

a talk & a text

approximation pieces

a talk comparing pieces based on 'approximation' & maths

music & the wende, now

a collective endeavor in Latvia

2022

for experiencers

for harp, gtr, cl, vl, tbn, 2 fl, sax, acc, perc, and electronics — ± 18'30"

reconstruction of J. Tenney's Arbor Vitae for sine tones

a programming endeavor —13'00"

an academic experiment

untitled electronic studies

variable combination — 30'00"

..d'une fenêtre au-dessus

an aside with the rain — 2,30"

2021

for blandine & maciej

for harpsichord & computer, 17'00"

36 forms (1024)

for organ (3 organists) —12'00"

untitled collaboration w/ tony guarino

for small sized percussions & field recording — 20'00"

for electric guitar & computer —12'00"

a radio podcast with diverse pieces & personal recordings — 60'00"

for inis:eto series — 45'00"

2020

harbor vite, haye

fixed media (stereo) — 11'00"

for clarinet & computer — 7'00"

2019

untitled something for two organs

for two programmable organs — 5'00"

once racing ceased, essentially the old 166 renumbered

fixed media (8 channels) — 8'00"

a cage through which to listen

fixed media & text — 6'00"

fixed media & text — 6'00"

a solo upper-body dance piece, ± 10'00"

1998

already back then