Garth Neustadter, the composer, aims to reflect the tension between potential and kinetic energies of water and our perception of time in his music.
Recording & Production
This album is dedicated to the memory of Michael Bishop, whose skill in joining art to science and using technology for music made this recording immeasurably better.
Composition History
Seaborne, a work combining sound and image, was commissioned in 2018 by The Brookby Foundation.
Performer Biography
The Percussion Collective is led by Robert van Sice, a performer and pedagogue who has assembled a collection of young artists to reinvent the concert experience.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Kjell van Sice, the video artist, created cinematography for Seaborne to translate the otherworldly feeling of flying close to the ocean, the grace of waves, and the ethereality of underwater immersion.
Recording & Production
The audio for this album was recorded in Miami, FL in November 2019, while the video was recorded in Nashville, TN in November 2023.
Compositional Technique
The composer, Garth Neustadter, attempts to create a strong synergy and synesthesia with the photography, reflecting color and light in the music.
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