Played by Jonathan Cohen, Amalia Hall, Ashley Brown and Somi Kim at a Chamber Music New Zealand concert, Auckland Concert Chamber, 30 June 2021.
Photo: Zouavman Le Zouave ex Wikimedia CC3.0
Ross Harris writes:
"There may be light was commissioned by Chamber Music New Zealand for Julian Bliss and NZTrio. As part of the commission it was suggested that the work relate in some way to the Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time which uses the same unusual instrumentation. Whereas the Messiaen is a work permeated by his strong Catholic faith, There may be light follows a more tentative line, raising questions for which there may or may not be answers.
"One unusual aspect of the instrumentation is the clarinet's use of multiphonics. The instability and fragility of this technique (playing more than one note at a time) gives the work its elusive character."
Jonathan Cohen, NZTrio Photo: Jonathan Cohen, Jen Raoult
Recorded by RNZ Concert in Auckland Concert Chamber, 30 June 2021
Producer: Tim Dodd; Engineer: Adrian Hollay
