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Reflections on the Arb

from Works Fall 2014 by Griffin Jennings

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To make this piece, I went down to the Oberlin arboretum at night along with three glockenspiel players. Equipped with headlamps, the players set up around the length of the pond approximately equidistant from one another. A friend and I also stood on opposite sides of the pond in between the three players and recorded them using TASCAMs. I gave the players instructions to play mostly in D major and to leave lots and lots of space. If they heard another player go outside the key from across the pond, they were instructed to use their ear and follow suit. Other than that they were free to play whatever they wanted.
The next day I recorded outside again, but this time just with one player close up. I also recorded a vibraphone player in his practice room. I gave them all the same instructions as at the arb. With this recording, I tried to chart this trajectory from the faint reflecting bells on the pond at night to a closer more focused sound and finally to the dry sound of a practice room.

The players were:
Carson Fratus- Glockenspiel
Hunter Brown- Glockenspiel
Louis Pino- Glockenspiel
Matt DiBiase- Vibraphone

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from Works Fall 2014, released January 26, 2015

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