The composer, James Weeks, explores the idea of endless undifferentiated time through nested looping structures, which he calls "epicycles."
Performer Biography
Apartment House, directed by Anton Lukoszevieze, received the Royal Philharmonic Society award in May 2012 for outstanding contribution to Chamber Music and Song.
Performer Biography
Christopher Redgate, the oboe d'amore player, performs exclusively on the Howarth-Redgate system oboe, an instrument he designed to meet the demands of contemporary repertoire.
Performer Biography
Andrew Sparling, the clarinetist, has played period instruments with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and acted as Mozart's friend Anton Stadler in a BBCTV series.
Instruments
The cello piece, Tide, uses a special curved 'Bach bow' that allows all four strings to be sounded simultaneously.
Compositional Technique
James Weeks' TIDE is comprised of three solo pieces that can be played separately or overlaid as a trio, with performers choosing the points of entry.
Compositional Technique
The three pieces in TIDE — Sky, Burnham Air, and Tide — are designed to end where they begin, creating a theoretically endless loop.
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