related works
Dirt to Gold : for chamber orchestra / Brendan Faegre
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 2h 2trp trb trb-b timp perc hp 2vln vla vc db
Janssen treft Scarlatti : for ensemble / Guus Janssen
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
fl(pic) 2ob 2cl 2fg 2h trp trb cemb timp perc cb(perc)
Saqar : for large ensemble / Martyna Kosecka
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
fl/picc ob/lupophon cl/cl-b sax-a/sax-cb fg h tpt trb 2perc hp pf 2vn vla vc db
Chromophores : for chamber ensemble and electronics / Roderik de Man
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
fl(pic, fl-a) ob(eh) cl(cl-b) fg trp man hp pf perc 2vl vla vc cb electronics
composition
Dirt to Gold : for chamber orchestra / Brendan Faegre
Other authors:
Faegre, Brendan
(Composer)
Description:
“…there were possibilities within the limitations of everyday life, with the things that we look at that are disposable. Our lives can seem so limited and uneventful, but these things can be transformed. We can appoint ourselves to be – to be alchemists, turning shit into gold.” - Beck Hansen
Dirt to Gold tries to do just that, to take “worthless” sounds, sonic junk, and transform them into powerful, meaningful music. This transformation happens many times throughout the piece, and on many different levels. Abrasive thumps and squeaks crystallize into cool grooves, ever-shifting rhythms gradually settle into clear patterns, and aluminum foil makes several high-profile appearances in the orchestra.
When Roger approached me about writing a piece for the Debut Orchestra, my first task was to find an interesting connection between my own musical interests and that of Debut’s home in Los Angeles. This connection came in the form of my teenage infatuation with the music of L.A.’s Beck Hansen, particularly his album Odelay. Inspired by his ideas and music, I composed a work that marries Beck’s rebellious energy with my own musical language.
Brendan Faegre