Trailheads (2023)
Music: Gilad Cohen
Alyssa Katahara and Anya Garipoli, harps
Premiere performance at Colburn School of Music, Los Angeles, CA, March 29 2024.
Commissioned by Coretet for Alyssa Katahara and Anya Garipoli.
www.giladcohen.com
Program Notes:
Harp can make some of the coolest sounds, textures, and grooves in the family of acoustic instruments. At the same time, it presents a series of challenges for the composer. First, harpists traditionally use only four fingers in each hand, which greatly limits the chordal and textural possibilities. Second, getting a big sound is not obvious and requires very careful approach to voicing. Third, the harp’s bass register lacks precision, especia...