There was a time…
More improvisatory performances & compositions by Chase Chandler:
- 2 x 2 (click here): contemporary piano improvisation of an original graphic score.
- In Essence (click here): tracks 1 & 5 are recorded jazz piano improvisations with a composition built around the MIDI data.
- “Have I Told You Lately That I Love You” (click here): improvisation on this song written by Van Morrison.
- The Frame Unfolds (click here): a contemporary duo improvisation between electronics and piano.
- Purple Pine Trees (click here): a piano album of improvisations inspired by modern, mainstream solos.
- FLUX (click here): an original graphic score calling upon an alto and bass flautist to improvise.
A piece about missing the simpler times in life. Premiered by the composer with an 8-track pre-recorded/processed backing track on Nov. 13, 2021, at the POPS Performing Arts and Cultural Center in Dunsmuir, CA.
when the sky was just sky,
and blue was just blue.
There was a time,
when clouds were unknown,
and the cold unexpected.
There was a time,
where the world I could see,
was the only world existing,
unexpectedly free.
There was a time,
I was unaware of people,
of what others wanted,
or what they had,
or what they hated.
Were they aware of me?
Are they now?
Was I aware of them?
Were they even aware of me?
Do I even know them now?
Do they even know themselves?
Do I know myself?
There was a time,
I was safe and content
in the voids of my landscape.
There was a time,
I only compared this moment,
with the next.
There was a time,
when the sky was simply blue,
and time was a question for tomorrow.
There was a time I just was…
Interactive photography slideshow programmed by Brian Ellis
Photography by Anna Rankmore
https://annarankmore.picfair.com/
Audio & Video Produced by Luminarcanum Records
