Train of Thought (2017)
Technical Information:
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string quartet, piano
Duration: 13'
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Commissioned by the New York Choreographic Institute
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Premiered March 17, 2017
Hahnsol Kim and KJ McDonald, violins
Jacob Vandersloot, viola
Philip Sheegog, cello
Fifi Zhang, piano
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Recording:
Program Note:
Train of Thought was composed for the generous commission by the New York Choreographic Institute at New York City Ballet. I was very fortunate and privileged to be invited as one of the composers to partake in their 2016-17 season. The roots of this piece began germinating by the conversations I had with the Italian choreographer, Fabio Adorisio and the life transitions during the period.
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With a free-flowing, fluid dynamic and a resemblance to through-composed form, the composition was structured mostly around small melodic ideas blossoming in a sporadic manner. As I was on the train getting back to New York City, I had bursts of ideas looking back on some of the memories, that inspired the piece. Scattered ideas and memories creating a train of thought during my train ride back to reality are shown through the loose running structure in the music.
– Nicky Sohn
