A. Gardner: Bloom

• Composer: Alexandra Gardner
• Instrumentation: Cello, Electronics
• Work: Bloom (2009)
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• Pages: None

Description

Bloom for cello and fixed electronics was created for Joshua Roman, supported by an American Composers Forum Subito Grant. It is the ninth work in a series of compositions for solo instruments and electronics. Initially, the work included a boombox to play the electronics so that it could be performed easily in various spaces. I thought about the context for listening to a boomboxwith a smallish group, probably of friends, gathering under a tree, in someone's home, or maybe on a beach. It's a very different listening space than a concert situation! The title refers both to the music developing from bubbling textures into a dense soundscape and to Joshua's sunny disposition.