Goldfinch (2022)
for voice and live electronics
Commissioned by the Nashville Intersection for their LISTEN project.
DURATION
3-4 minutes
RECORDING
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PROGRAM NOTE
Birdsongs are a mystery to the human ear. Every language has produced a myriad of unsuccessful attempts at depicting birdsongs. My Goldfinch lives in the continuum between humans and birds. The lyrics are various mnemonics, the most prominent being the “po-ta-to-chip” call of the American Goldfinch. It is a song we sing to the birds, with the birds, in our unrelenting affection for them.
– J.S.