Surface Tension – Jordan Nobles
from Violent, Violent Sea by Aventa Ensemble
about
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
“I’ve always been influenced by water in its many forms as clouds, rain, tides, ice crystals, whirlpools, waterfalls, etc., so the idea of composing a piece with a water theme was a natural one for me. Surface Tension involves three short, somewhat contrasting textures inspired by the fluid dynamics of water. The three sections are called:
1. Quickening
2. Surface Tension
3. Rogue Waves
The piece is continuous however with each section following, even overlapping somewhat with, the others.” – Jordan Nobles
jordannobles.com
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
“I’ve always been influenced by water in its many forms as clouds, rain, tides, ice crystals, whirlpools, waterfalls, etc., so the idea of composing a piece with a water theme was a natural one for me. Surface Tension involves three short, somewhat contrasting textures inspired by the fluid dynamics of water. The three sections are called:
1. Quickening
2. Surface Tension
3. Rogue Waves
The piece is continuous however with each section following, even overlapping somewhat with, the others.” – Jordan Nobles
jordannobles.com
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from Violent, Violent Sea,
released October 1, 2021
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