Solo hn, fl (+picc + bs), bs cl, perc (1), guit, pno, vln, vla, vc

Programme note:

‘Heterophony’ is the simultaneous sounding of variations on shared source material, in this case a small pool of horn techniques. The solo horn part is thus not ‘soloistic’ in any traditional sense; rather, it exists as a nucleus of technical demands and sonic outcomes that are adopted and re–worked by the remaining ensemble instrumentalists. A certain degree of timbral transposition, so to speak, occurs in this process; the idiosyncrasies of each instrument require different technical approaches and produce equally unique outcomes. The result is a constant play of techniques and, more importantly, colours. This farbenspiel is non–hierarchical and introverted; it neither leads nor cycles. It is heterophonic: simultaneous play and a play of simultaneity.

Tom Bettley (Hn), LS Two, Mic Spencer (Cond)