Swell

Program Notes:

Waterways recurrently fluctuate between Swelling and Receding impacting their adjacent landscapes. Inspired by the landscape of the Columbia River Slough, SWELLwalks the listener through the dynamic experience of a landscape preceding and during a storm.

An Aleatoric piece, SWELL, with pre-recorded fixed media, walks the performer through a timeline of exploratory experiences. Through the specified instrumentation, and in conjunction with the recording, the performer is essentially the storyteller interpreting the composer / visitor’s words, emotions and actions.

– Christina Rusnak 2022