Olga Krashenko: Ge (2009) by DLSI (Pape/Krashenko)

for flute-voice and electronics (~10')

Performers: Olga Krashenko (flute-voice)

This piece for flute and electronics was written during Olga's residency at the Varese Studio in Paris. The original idea was to create a combination of flute (Heaven), voice (Earth) and electronics (Spirit) as a oneness, something indivisible. During the process of musical development, this unity becomes unstable and falls to pieces, like a flow of history. The phrase of Maeterlinck "life is a garden" also is reflected in this piece. The Russian transcription of this title - "Ge" refers to an expression in the Russian language that is "in between" the main expression, something that adds a subtle emotion. ln taking away from the title the main expression, GE is what is left. "Ge" was given its world premiere in November 2009 by the French flutist, Cecile Daroux with live electronics and sound projection by Jean-Baptiste Favory in a concert in Paris which included 3 other works by Olga Krashenko.