chronoma (2018)

Dedication: Trio Accanto

Instrumentation: soprano and alto saxophones (1 player), percussion [hi-hat, water gong, 3 large gongs, large metal can, triangle, 6 unpitched metal tubes, 2 tomtoms, 32″ timpani], piano

Duration: 9 minutes

Program Information:
chronoma, from the Greek roots chroma (color) and chronos (time), portrays the exploration of timbral, textural and spatial sonic qualities through minute temporal and registral expansions and diminutions of melodic phrases. Because the variations are so trivial, new colors, timbres and textures emerge from the false sense of monotony.

Premiere: June 16 2018 | Trio Accanto | Grypario Center for the Arts, Mykonos, Greece

Performance: October 13 2019 | Exordium Collective | Y-Studio / Hong Kong
February 27 2022 | Samuel Phua (saxophone), Eugene Toh (percussion), Jonathan Shin (piano) | Singapore