Compression (2017)
tenor trombone •10 minutes
Commissioned by Matt Barbier and William Lang
First performances: 18 October 2017, Cal Arts, Los Angeles, CA: Matt Barbier
19 December 2017, iBeam, Brooklyn, NY: William Lang
for solo trombone. world premiere Performed 10/18/2017 at CalArts in the Wild Beast Concert Hall
Filmed live 4 April 2018 at Spectrum, Brooklyn NY. Videography by Cutting Bird. Compression references compressive and positional asphyxia, particularly as a result of police brutality. http://www.ensemble21.com/eckardt/ http://www.williamlang.org/ http://www.spectrumnyc.com/site/ https://www.cuttingbird.com/cover/