13 Moons: West
“It’s a new experience to end up behind the camera (so to speak) and to be in the composers’ shoes.”
“..and what was really inspiring to me was seeing this process of people’s voices getting louder and louder and contributing to the discussion..”
“People sign a petition and participate in a protest, very important things, but it’s rare that you see a process where people’s ideas end up so directly and explicitly implanted on the final product. That’s been a really inspiring moment and unlike anything else I’ve had the chance to experience.”
Each piece in the 13 Moons set provides the director and their students with a set of pitch material based in a particular key, including scales, melody, counter-melody, accompaniment, ostinato etc.. Over a series of rehearsals, the students not only learn how to play the material, they compose with the elements of structure, timbre, texture and expression to create their very own, original piece of music. Commissioned by the University of British Columbia Conducting Symposium Consortium, Symposium hosted by Dr. Robert Taylor, consortium led by Janet Wade.
INSTRUMENTATION: Please see the perusal score above.