Einstein’s Dream: May 14, 1905 – Jordan Nobles
from Strange Matter by Aventa Ensemble
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“The title of this work, Einstein’s Dream – May 14, 1905, was taken from a chapter in the novel EINSTEIN’S DREAMS by Alan Lightman. In this wonderful work of fantasies about time, this specific chapter describes a place which is the centre of time. Here, time stands still. Raindrops hang motionless in air. Pendulums of clocks stop mid-swing. As one approaches this place time moves more slowly. Heartbeats slow, breathing slackens, even light slows to a feeble red glow. Precious moments can be preserved forever as people here are frozen like butterflies mounted in a case. Upon leaving the centre, time will again begin slowly and accelerate as you move farther away. until it once again races in it’s hectic place. This chapter has inspired me to dream myself, and to write a work with similar qualities: A heartbeat pulse that gradually slows as we approach the frozen, motionless centre of the piece; only to inevitably accelerate to the hectic pace of life as we move farther away from the middle.” – Jordan Nobles
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from Strange Matter,
released October 1, 2021
JUNO award-winning composer Jordan Nobles is known for creating music filled with an “unearthly beauty” (Mondomagazine) that makes listeners want to “close (their) eyes and transcend into a cloud of music” (Discorder Magazine). He has received many honours in recent years including a JUNO Award, a Western Canadian Music Award, and numerous International prizes. He was also the recipient of Jan V. Matejcek Award from SOCAN in recognition of his “overall success in ‘New Classical Music” and was honoured with the “Barbara Pentland Award of Excellence” from the Canadian Music Centre for his “extraordinary contribution to Canadian Music”. His focus is spatial music, making musicians stand in weird places with stopwatches, and composing works for open instrumentation. He lives in Deep Cove, BC with his wife Kelly, and son Julian. www.jordannobles.com
JUNO award-winning composer Jordan Nobles is known for creating music filled with an “unearthly beauty” (Mondomagazine) that makes listeners want to “close (their) eyes and transcend into a cloud of music” (Discorder Magazine). He has received many honours in recent years including a JUNO Award, a Western Canadian Music Award, and numerous International prizes. He was also the recipient of Jan V. Matejcek Award from SOCAN in recognition of his “overall success in ‘New Classical Music” and was honoured with the “Barbara Pentland Award of Excellence” from the Canadian Music Centre for his “extraordinary contribution to Canadian Music”. His focus is spatial music, making musicians stand in weird places with stopwatches, and composing works for open instrumentation. He lives in Deep Cove, BC with his wife Kelly, and son Julian. www.jordannobles.com
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