Burnt Wires and Loose Ivory

Annie Gosfield for a new composition entitled, “Burnt Wires and Loose Ivory,” a large-scale work for altered piano. The piece will explore combinations of traditional and non-traditional piano techniques. For example, Gosfield will contrast detuned or microtonally tuned piano samples with equal-tempered instruments and combine a notated score with improvisational techniques in order to break the barriers of traditional piano composition. The piece will be broadcast by KPFA, Berkeley; KCBC, Santa Barbara; and KOTR, Saint Luis Obispo.