'The Unraveling' (2019) | Pamela Z, commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players

Apollo Chamber Players presents the world premiere of 20x2020 commission No. 16 by Rome Prize-winning composer-performer PAMELA Z. Premiere as part of Folk Rock concert, March 15 &16, 2019 at Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston (MATCH), Houston, TX.
The Unraveling (2019) | Pamela Z
20X2020 NO. 16 WORLD PREMIERE
i. Joni
ii. Lord I’m One
iii. Travis
iv. Microbus
Pamela Z, voice and MacBook Pro
Anabel Ramirez Detrick, violin I • Matthew J. Detrick, violin II Whitney Bullock, viola • Matthew Dudzik, cello
apollochamberplayers.org
20x2020 No. 16 underwritten by Joe and Venona Detrick
Program note:
In the first movement of The Unraveling, I couldn’t resist the instinct to do something related to my penchant for sampling, layering, looping, and fragmentation. I’m essentially using the string quartet as a human sample-playback device - creating their phrases and motifs from chopped-up, layered, and looped fragments of the dulcimer accompaniment for All I Want on Joni Mitchell’s Blue album. The second movement is a kind of “broken record” riff on an old folk standard made popular by Peter Paul and Mary. The third movement is a slightly skewed lesson in a common finger-picking style, and the final movement is a wistful reminiscence of my busking days during my early visits to the San Francisco, where I eventually relocated.
-note by Pamela Z

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