II. Bronze I
Akiho | Kaneko: World Premiere Commission
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Akiho x Sculptures
Bronze I and Bronze II – set as the second and penultimate tracks – are performed on one of Kaneko’s 2015 Untitled cast bronze and stainless steel Heads. Kaneko created his Heads in pairs deliberately, with the experience of viewing them together equally as important as taking in each individual Head. Brown writes, “Distance is equally and simultaneously part of the whole: a change to any element, whether pictorial, material, or spatial, necessarily alters the balance that unites them all.” Unlike their ceramic, glazed predecessors, the bronze Heads are left in a raw-metal state, with finishes that change as the viewer moves around them. The 2015 pair features keys that Akiho and the Omaha Symphony percussion section play, letting the Head sing, groan, growl, and hum.
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III. Petroglyph
Akiho x Sculptures
Petroglyph, for brass, refers to a trio of Kaneko’s earliest works – all Untitled, from 1963, done in oil paint and sand on canvas. The 3D texture created alludes to future uses of glazes and constructed shapes upon shapes, despite the works’ home on canvas.
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IV. Cylinders
Akiho x Sculptures
Cylinders is an immediate intersection of the composer’s background meeting the artist’s work. Akiho, a steel-pannist and percussionist, found Kaneko’s Cylinders to each carry a different pitch, and composed for soloist accordingly.
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V. Kintsugi
Akiho x Sculptures
Kintsugi, written for full orchestra, is the art of repair through the use of gold lacquer. Rather than hiding brokenness or mistakes, kintsugi brings those elements to the eye immediately, becoming a prominent feature. We see kintsugi most often in Kaneko’s Chunks, Constructi...
