PreSage

More improvisatory performances & compositions by Chase Chandler:

• 2 x 2 (click here): contemporary piano improvisation of an original graphic score.
• There was a time… (click here): contemporary composition with an improvisational vocal element near the end of the piece.
• 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.

Video premiere on March 23, 2022.

“PreSage” – for alto saxophone, classical guitar, and four pre-recorded vocals.

“Presage” (‘presij’) is defined as a sign or warning that something, typically something bad, will happen (like an omen). “Sage” is known to be symbolic for wisdom, strength, the element of air, and protection. This piece’s title plays off the creation of this work’s very existence – as scrolling graphic scores fill the audience’s screen, music not inherently “pre”-meditated would combine into an atmosphere of nearly-rhythmic, organized chaos.

Over the years, I’ve felt like we’re in a state of limbo. Are things going back to normal? Will there ever be a “normal” state again? This piece illustrates the self-talk we might all be experiencing. The encouraging things we tell ourselves to keep pushing onward.

Composed by Chase Chandler – https://chasechandlermusic.com/

Performed by: Brian Ellis, Guitar and Voice – https://brianellissound.com/

Noah Becker, Saxophone and Voice – https://www.noahbeckermusic.com/