Choreoquartet (2022)
flute, violin, cello, piano
flute, violin, cello, piano
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PROGRAM NOTE
During the last year of my Master’s degree at The Juilliard School, I was fortunate enough to be accepted to the “Choreographers and Composers” course, a semester-long class which pairs composition majors and dance majors tasked with creating and premiering a dance scene with new music in under three months. I was paired with Kannen Glanz, and this piece was the first of our collaborations.
I chose the title Choreoquartet for the music, since, to quote Aaron Copland’s note for Dance Panels, “the music was conceived as dance music, but without any specific ‘story’ in mind.” Glanz and I determined the general mood of the piece beforehand with words such as hesitancy, forgiveness, and trust—but the exact narrative is left completely free for interpretation. While I do not want the piece to be restricted to only choreographed presentations in the future, it is my hope that when the piece is performed as “concert music,” the title will remind performers that dance is always at the heart of every note.
—Jacob Beranek
During the last year of my Master’s degree at The Juilliard School, I was fortunate enough to be accepted to the “Choreographers and Composers” course, a semester-long class which pairs composition majors and dance majors tasked with creating and premiering a dance scene with new music in under three months. I was paired with Kannen Glanz, and this piece was the first of our collaborations.
I chose the title Choreoquartet for the music, since, to quote Aaron Copland’s note for Dance Panels, “the music was conceived as dance music, but without any specific ‘story’ in mind.” Glanz and I determined the general mood of the piece beforehand with words such as hesitancy, forgiveness, and trust—but the exact narrative is left completely free for interpretation. While I do not want the piece to be restricted to only choreographed presentations in the future, it is my hope that when the piece is performed as “concert music,” the title will remind performers that dance is always at the heart of every note.
—Jacob Beranek
