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Red Blood Spills and Pools the Same

Melissa Wang

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Sextet
2024
Cello
Flute
Piano
Soprano
Unpitched Percussion
Violin
Program Notes
Red Blood Spills and Pools the Same was inspired by Wayne Allen Jones's poem in Swahili "jua huwaka ngozi nyeupe" (white skin peels when burned). This work highlights combinations of short percussive sounds such as flute tongue pizzicatos, voiced "ss ss", scraping fingernails on drum heads, drum sticks sliding across the piano keys, and muted piano strings. jua huwaka ngozi nyeupe (white skin peels when burned) damu yote ni sawa (red blood spills and pools the same) roho ziko wazi kama miungu (souls are clear like gods) ā€“ Wayne Allen Jones
Recording Notes
University of Washington - Meany Hall, Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater
Performer Credits
Seattle Modern Orchestra & University of Washington Modern Music Ensemble / Carrie Shaw (soprano), Katelyn Campbell (flute), Luke Fitzpatrick (violin), Ha-Yang Kim (cello), Alex Fang (piano)