An act of composition in reverse, an antidote to composer-as-landowner, a Decomposition is defined as a series of musical decisions rather than a predetermined melody or harmony. Each Decomposition is based around a different focal point: light, timbre, loudness, note, meaning, contact, conversation, periodicity, presence, and absence. Over the course of 2018 individual recording sessions will be held with over 50 artists, engaging with a focus of their choice, designed with them in mind. The recordings will be assembled into an album, culminating in a record release show and exhibition of selected compositional systems for the public to engage with.
Brian McCorkle is a composer, performer, and digital artist. In addition to his solo work and with the composer’s collective Varispeed, he is the Co-Director of the Panoply Performance Laboratory (PPL) with Esther Neff.