Melissa Vargas’ Es casi como el inicio... y comienza is written in non-metrical notation, instead orienting the pace of material around a clock timer. Deliberately drawn out instrumental gestures lay a foundation for wild, melismatic syllabic passages in the voice.
– Dan Lippel
confined. speak. (notes)
Recording Notes
Recorded at Nichols Hall, at the Music Institute of Chicago, April 2021.
performed by:
Ensemble Dan Niente
Amanda DeBoer Bartlett - Soprano
Katherine Schoepflin Jimoh - Clarinet
Jesse Langen - Guitar
Kyle Flens - Percussion