LCCE Performs Sebastian Lopez Bossi - Previously *WORLD PREMIERE*

Sebastian Lopez Bossi - Previously WORLD PREMIERE
In Previously, I wanted to challenge myself. Writing this music was a chance to experiment with my style of composition. However, as I continued to write and play with the sounds, I discovered I was writing for myself. While writing this piece, I started playing around by using dissonance, rhythm, range of pitches, and even textures. From pizzicato to arco, to the winds taking the spotlight and the strings stealing it right back. I
discovered that for every 454 thirty-second note, there was a big “beat,” which was a neat thing for me to enjoy.
The piece is one movement, a single 10-minute and 26.4-second movement. It starts low - so unhappy in the register that you feel it in your body. It begins gradually ascending, reaching a point where the notes are tearing away at you. But it reaches a final point of calmness, a simple chord that I won’t tell you just yet. A chord that you’ll have to hear.
As I continued composing and adding new ideas, they completely changed how the piece sounded. I
enjoyed incorporating and messing with elements from different genres, such as chamber, classical, and film music. My ambition for Previously was to write anything and everything.
- Sebastian Lopez Bossi
Previously was composed as part of Left Coast's Pathways Program for student composers.
Musicians:
Anna Presler, violin
Leighton Fong, cello
Michel Taddei, double bass
Andrew Friedman, clarinet
Stacey Pelinka, flute
Matilda Hofman, conductor
Program: Pathways: Florence Price Piano Quintet, 31st Season (2023-2024)
Audio and Video: Zach Miley
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