The composition l'Algérie features an 'extended piano' with innovative preparations and techniques, including the use of magnets, mutes, and a 'harmonizer' device.
Compositional Technique
Two movements in l'Algérie, 'interlude' and 'inconnue,' are wholly improvised, blurring the line between composed and spontaneous music.
Performer Biography
The ensemble Either/Or, co-founded and directed by Richard Carrick, is a flexible chamber ensemble based in New York City known for advancing experimental traditions.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer Richard Carrick conceived l'Algérie as an imagined journey through Algeria, letting the music of the region guide him.
Composition History
Richard Carrick's l'Algérie is the second part of a trilogy of large-scale works inspired by the music of the Maghreb region of North Africa.
Recording & Production
The final version of l'Algérie premiered on October 1, 2024, at Miller Theatre, Columbia University, New York, NY, which is also where this album was recorded.
Composer Biography
Richard Carrick's fascination with North African music and culture was inherited from his mother, who was born in Aïn-Bessem, Algeria.
