Chroma for chamber ensemble
Chroma for chamber ensemble
Chroma will be available for purchase soon - please email me at lisa@lisabost.com with inquiries.
Composed: 2018
Lisa Bost-Sandberg, composer
Marjorie Schlossman, artist
MOVEMENTS
from momentum: two piccolos, c. 1:00
from tenacity (reset): bass flute and viola, c. 2:00
from transparency: multi-percussion, c. 2:45
from perception (resonance): tenor saxophone and euphonium, c. 1:15
from imagination: string quartet, c. 4:30
from sheen: flute with Glissando Headjoint® and tenor trombone, c. 3:00
from wordlessness: double bass, c. 2:00
from stillness: soprano saxophone and vibraphone, c. 2:15
ABOUT CHROMA
Chroma is a collaboration between composer Lisa Bost-Sandberg and abstract painter Marjorie Schlossman that explores the translation of abstraction between artistic mediums. Eight short movements of varied instrumentations are paired with eight paintings. The music was premiered alongside each painting at the Plains Art Museum in Fargo, North Dakota, in May of 2018, and this project is the subject of a short film by Mary Trunk and Caren McCaleb.
World Premiere
May 31, 2018 - Plains Art Museum (Fargo, North Dakota)
Michael Blake, percussion
Lisa Bost-Sandberg, flutes
Michael Farrick, double bass
Debora Harris, piccolo
Joel Pugh, tenor trombone and euphonium
Scott Sandberg, saxophones
Marjorie Schlossman, viola
Pelican Quartet:
Erin Larson, violin
Jenny Frissell, violin
Marjorie Schlossman, viola
John Stern, cello
Chroma: Painting with Music
This interactive video features a short film about the project as well as videos of each music/painting pairing for a deep dive into the artistic collaboration. There are multiple ways to experience the interactivity with hotspots and clickable titles; however, no navigation is needed to experience the entire process. The movie was directed by Mary Trunk and Caren McCaleb. It was first screened after a live performance of Chroma at the University of North Dakota in October of 2018. It was also screened at the Fargo Film Festival in March of 2019 and the 73rd Annual University Film and Video Association Conference in August of 2019.
