Incandescent Squander (2007)

Commissioned by Laura Heinrichs, Ryan Yuré, and Dana Jessen

Instrumentation: flute, bass clarinet and bassoon
Length: 7:00
Premiere:
     April 10, 2007
     Tuesday Night New Music
     New England Conservatory, Boston, MA
     Laura Heinrichs, flute; Ryan Yuré, bass clarinet; Dana Jessen, bassoon

Audio: Studio Recording
     Laura Heinrichs, flute; Ryan Yuré, bass clarinet; Dana Jessen, bassoon

Program Note: In my experience, groups of three people are inherently unstable. The dynamic often ends up being that of two people teaming up against the third, with ill feelings resulting all around. No matter how hard we try to break this pattern, it always ends up the same way.