Loud and Soft
Composer Molly Joyce and Sandbox Percussion explore the transitions from non-pitched to pitched instruments in this new work for percussion quartet. This interactive web presentation includes sound descriptions by Stefan Sunandan Honisch and Andy Slater, which describe the aural content for artistic and accessibility purposes.
EP produced by Metropolis Ensemble with Molly Joyce, Andrew Cyr, and Sandbox Percussion, filmed by Continuous Motion Productions, mixed by Mike Tierney.
Released in May 2024.
Loud and Soft is a percussion quartet exploring transitions from non-pitched to pitched instruments and written for Sandbox Percussion.
Composer Molly Joyce and Sandbox Percussion collaborated with Metropolis Ensemble to create an interactive web presentation with three video experiences, sound descriptions, audio clips, and still images. Taken together, these multimedia elements describe the aural content for artistic and accessibility purposes.
“The work starts in timbral unity for the four percussion parts and eventually becomes a diversified texture. I sought to explore the effects of timbral transitions occurring among various instrumental bodies, when it switches, breaks down, and leads to new possibilities.” (Molly Joyce)
credits
released May 17, 2024
Molly Joyce, composer
Sandbox Percussion, percussion quartet
Andrew Cyr, producer
Mike Tierney, audio production and mixing
Stefan Sunandan Honshu and Andy Slater, sound descriptions
Armistead Booker, album cover layout
Loud and Soft is a 2022–24 Metropolis Ensemble production, commissioned by Sandbox Percussion and New Music USA, with support from New Music USA's Creator Development Fund and Metropolis Ensemble.
Recorded at Metropolis Ensemble’s event space, One Rivington / Candice Madey Gallery. Filmed by Kenneth Swartout and Joshua Weinfeld from Continuous Motion Productions.