NOMINATION: Work of the Year - Chamber
Chamber music is defined as works for between 1 and 12 players, with or without vocal parts, and with or without electronics
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Nominee
Elizabeth Jigalin
Title of the work
Tempus Fugit
Performer
Synergy Percussion (Rebecca Lloyd-Jones, Alison Pratt, Sophia Ang, Robert Oetomo)
Performance Date
2/6/2024
Venue
The Neilson, ACO Pier 2/3
Nominator Statement
In June 2024, I attended Synergy Percussions concert ASSEMBLY and experienced the premiere performance of Elizabeth Jigalins Tempus Fugit.
Tempus Fugit is a two-movement work for percussion quartet that reimagines the ensemble through a dynamic interplay of conventional instruments and found objects. Composed by Elizabeth for Synergy Percussions 50th anniversary, the piece is both a celebration of the ensembles legacy and an inventive expansion of the percussion quartet idiom.
Reflecting Elizabeths longstanding fascination with composing for objects, Tempus Fugit challenges and extends traditional notions of instrumentation, performance, and ensemble interaction. Each movement explores its sonic palette in a distinct way, blurring the boundaries between objects, instruments, and theatricality. Central to the work is the concept of the "clock of objects"a unique and playful framework devised by Elizabeth to structure the multitude of materials in a way that is musically coherent, idiomatic to percussion performance and physicality, and theatrically effective.
As Limelight reviewer Maddy Briggs aptly describes: Its a welcome part of Jigalins practice that proclaims that fun and compositional merit are not antithetical. Its great, for once, to be able to laugh in a work, but theres always substance enough to ensure her works rise above gimmickry. In fact, its that base fascination with sound and music-making that makes her works push into territory thats exploratory and exciting.
The work is also deeply interwoven with Synergy Percussions history, featuring subtle references to key repertoire of the ensembles past, seamlessly integrating these elements into a vibrant and engaging sound world.
In Tempus Fugit, Elizabeth Jigalin celebrates Synergy Percussions legacy while also imagining new possibilities for the percussion quartet and thus this work should be considered as Chamber Music Work of the Year.
Nominee
Elizabeth Jigalin
Title of the work
Tempus Fugit
Performer
Synergy Percussion (Rebecca Lloyd-Jones, Alison Pratt, Sophia Ang, Robert Oetomo)
Performance Date
2/6/2024
Venue
The Neilson, ACO Pier 2/3
Tempus Fugit is a two-movement work for percussion quartet that reimagines the ensemble through a dynamic interplay of conventional instruments and found objects. Composed by Elizabeth for Synergy Percussions 50th anniversary, the piece is both a celebration of the ensembles legacy and an inventive expansion of the percussion quartet idiom.
Reflecting Elizabeths longstanding fascination with composing for objects, Tempus Fugit challenges and extends traditional notions of instrumentation, performance, and ensemble interaction. Each movement explores its sonic palette in a distinct way, blurring the boundaries between objects, instruments, and theatricality. Central to the work is the concept of the "clock of objects"a unique and playful framework devised by Elizabeth to structure the multitude of materials in a way that is musically coherent, idiomatic to percussion performance and physicality, and theatrically effective.
As Limelight reviewer Maddy Briggs aptly describes: Its a welcome part of Jigalins practice that proclaims that fun and compositional merit are not antithetical. Its great, for once, to be able to laugh in a work, but theres always substance enough to ensure her works rise above gimmickry. In fact, its that base fascination with sound and music-making that makes her works push into territory thats exploratory and exciting.
The work is also deeply interwoven with Synergy Percussions history, featuring subtle references to key repertoire of the ensembles past, seamlessly integrating these elements into a vibrant and engaging sound world.
In Tempus Fugit, Elizabeth Jigalin celebrates Synergy Percussions legacy while also imagining new possibilities for the percussion quartet and thus this work should be considered as Chamber Music Work of the Year.