rift-haze

7’ mins, for solo bassoon and electronics, 2023

rift-haze is an experiment in breaking. multi-phonics play a prominent role in the piece, the bassoon becoming a site of multiplicities in which numerous pitches fight for space, resulting in affectations from the raucous to the delicate. this piece explores the breaking points of these multi phonics, peering into them and extracting their innards through electronic extension while Ben, the performer, meanders through the haziness of the sound world. 

written for and premiered by Ben Roidl-Ward

premiere date: october 15, 2023 at Harvard University’s Paine Hall, Cambridge MA