Resight (2023-24)

A composition for string quartet and electronics, commissioned by the CrossCurrents Festival and BEAST, featuring the Ligeti Quartet, in collaboration with Casa Nacional de las Artes Bogota, Colombia, and BBC Radio3 New Music Show.

This composition is a tribute to the experience of memorising and remembering. It is ideally conceived for rendition without the score in complete darkness or dimly lit spaces. Electronic textures often prompt metronomic tempi, as the string quartet interplay relies on auditory cues only for pulses and synchronisation. The quartet’s particular deployment also intentionally restrains eye contact between the players and channels sensory stimulation into the listening.