"a cause du soleil" Flow Trio
Richard Carrick
About this work:
The Flow Trio "á cause du soleil" is the culminating work of my hour long Flow Cycle: five works including "in flow" for solo violin, Shadow Flow for solo viola, Duo Flow for violin and cello, Moroccan Flow (unfolding from unity) for solo cello, and "á cause du soleil".
"á cause du soleil" Flow Trio expands my interest in creating musical 'flow' from Islamic mosaic art by incorporating a larger narrative set in North Africa. "á cause du soleil" refers to Albert Camus' L'Étranger, the pithy justification given for protagonist Meursault's impulsive action which unleashes a series of unforeseen consequences. Although absurdist by design, Camus' linearity of thought in this work helped reconfigure the 'flow' as a final common pathway for the three instruments as a unified meta-instrument, where the range of tenuous and tenacious sounds and melodies introduced throughout the Cycle synthesize and deconstruct in the finale.
First Performance on March 26, 2009 at Merkin Hall, New York by Jennifer Choi-violin, Dov Scheindlin-viola, and Alex Waterman-cello. Composed 2008 in New York City.
Year composed: 2009
Duration: 12:00:80
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:String Trio
Instrumentation: 1 Violin, 1 Viola, 1 Cello