Tacet: Extrinsic
2019
Performance
Duration and size variable
Performed with Sinfonia Nord and at 2024 Nordic Music Days Glasgow with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra
2019
Performance
Duration and size variable
Performed with Sinfonia Nord and at 2024 Nordic Music Days Glasgow with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Tacet: Extrinsic (Silence: External) is a durational piece for a silent performer sitting within an orchestra, or an ensemble, through a concert. The silent performer is indistinguishable from any other performers on the stage except for the fact that they (the silent performer) never pick up an instrument or make a sound. By performing silence which is not integral to a composition while sitting within an orchestra - whos performers perform both sound and silence - the artist gets the viewer to reflect on the importance of sound and silence in music and their interplay, and their role as
two integral sides of a whole which only exist in relation to each other.
Tacet: Extrinsic can be performed with choirs,
ensembles and orchestras of any shapes and sizes. The silent performer must be present at at least one rehearsal leading up to the concert and performance.
Photographs by Bragi Kort and Martin Shields
Tacet: Extrinsic can be performed with choirs,
ensembles and orchestras of any shapes and sizes. The silent performer must be present at at least one rehearsal leading up to the concert and performance.
Photographs by Bragi Kort and Martin Shields
