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PARTCH Ensemble Making Music - Alex Wand

Alex Wand discusses his composition “Darkness within darkness” for Partch’s Adapted Guitar I, Gourd Tree, Cello, and two Vocalists. Together with Artistic Director John Schneider, they discuss the inspiration behind the work, the sourcing of libretto from Lao Tsu’s “Tao Te Ching,” and the unique manner Alex combines elements of contemporary music, folk music, and Partch’s exquisite intonation to create an ethereal, otherworldly venture into what Alex calls “the darkness that is the eternal Tao.” PARTCH Ensemble Making Music is a new series here on YouTube featuring an eclectic array of composers who share one thing in common: each has successfully endeavored to compose and bring to the stage new music exclusively for Harry Partch’s seminal instruments. An excellent resource for musicians, composers, enthusiasts and connoisseurs of Partch’s world of tonality, each composer illustrates many of the idiosyncrasies that inform how each instrument can be approached in modern composition. This video series is for educational purposes, both to showcase the wonder of Partch's instruments and theory of intonation, and the varying approaches employed by contemporary composers when making new music for the instruments. This video is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. Please visit our website at http://partch.la and sign up for our mailing list to stay informed of all upcoming live and digital performances from PARTCH Ensemble. Subscribe to this channel, like and share this video and help us share more knowledge and insight into Harry’s amazing music and the musicians and composers he continues to inspire.