222
for saxophone, percussion, and electronics
premiered by Popebama: Erin Rogers (saxophone) and Dennis Sullivan (percussion)
on 24 Feb 2023 at the 2024-25 CCT (Composition & Computer Technologies) Graduate Composers Concert, Charlottesville VA, USA
also performed:
Nov 2023: Technosonics Festival, Charlottesville VA, USA
Aug 2023: Vox Electronica Festival, Lviv, Ukraine
Notes:
On November 13, 2022, three University of Virginia students—D’Sean Perry, Lavel Davis Jr., and Devin Chandler—were tragically murdered, with Michael Hollins and Marlee Morgan sustaining injuries. Returning home from the Charlottesville Amtrak station, I received urgent messages about an active shooter less than a mile away. The following morning brought the devastating news of their deaths. Amidst the grief, my focus shifted to this work. This composition–written for electronics, percussion, and saxophone–emerged from this tragic period. The number 222 represents a statistic that one in 222 people in the United States is projected to be killed by gun violence at this current rate. The electronic accompaniment consists of recordings created with the EV—an augmented digital/acoustic bowed string synthesizer—that are stochastically arranged, representing the the seeming random unfolding of the tragedy of gun violence.
Score: Download the score (PDF)
Credits: Lindgren: composition, mixing/mastering, video recording + post production Alex Christie: sound recording