CAPRICORN’S NOSTALGIC CRICKETS (1972) 2017 Version by Samuel Dunscombe WP
HORATIU RADULESCU

SMALL INFINITIES TOGETHER (2017) WP
SAMUEL DUNSCOMBE

Capricorn’s Nostalgic Crickets for seven clarinets is a set of 96 unique sound events, each emerging from and receding back into silence. The complex tones produced by the players combine to create a sound mass so vibrant, pulsating, and alive that it inspired Horatiu Radulescu to develop a whole new compositional theory – which he called Sound Plasma. Samuel Dunscombe builds on Radulescu’s ‘plasmatic’ conception of sound, love for massed groups of identical instruments, and non-linear approach to musical time, blowing it out by a factor of 7 to create Small Infinities Together, a world premiere piece for up to 49 live clarinets. BIFEM will bring together a community clarinet orchestra to realize the new work, creating a sonic experience of gravitas in one of Bendigo’s most iconic architectural and acoustic spaces, the Sacred Heart Cathedral.

ARGONAUT CLARINET ORCHESTRA (BENDIGO) SOLOISTS
Luke CARBON, Clarinet
Samuel DUNSCOMBE, Clarinet l Leader
Aviva ENDEAN, Clarinet
Magdalenna KRSTEVSKA, Clarinet
Vilan MAI, Clarinet
Michiko OGAWA, Clarinet
Lloyd VAN’T HOFF, Clarinet

COME PLAY WITH US!

REHEARSALS FROM 10.30AM
SATURDAY 2 SEPTEMBER
SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL

2017 BIFEM is looking for lots of clarinets to come and make music with us. We know you are out there, and we know you want to have an unforgettable musical experience!