Native New Yorker (Ensemble Version)
William Susman
About this work:
First performance for chamber ensemble with Accessible Contemporary Music at the Chopin Theatre in 2008.
Live performance accompaniment with the film arranged for flute, clarinet, sax, string quartet and percussion. WINNER 2006 Tribeca Film Festival Best Documentary Short. Learn more about the film at www.NativeNewYorkerFilm.com
Filmed with a 1924 hand-crank Cine-Kodak camera, Shaman Trail Scout 'Coyote' takes a journey which transcends time, from Inwood Park (where the island was traded for beads and booze), down a native trail (now 'Broadway'), into lower Manhattan (sacred burial ground, now including the newest natives of this island empire).
Shot before, during and after 9/11, 'Native New Yorker' took several years of filming, with a present running length of 13 minutes. This is a film by Steve Bilich with an original score composed by William Susman.
Version: Chamber Ensemble
Year composed: 2005
Duration: 00:13:00
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:Other Combinations, 6-9 players
Instrumentation: 1 Flute, 1 Clarinet, 1 Alto Saxophone, 1 Percussion (General), 2 Violin, 1 Viola, 1 Cello
Instrumentation notes: Percussionist plays congas, gongs, bowed tam-tam, waterphone.