Coming and Going
2024

They come and they go, shapes brushing past,
real until they aren't, banks of mist within your grasp.
A gulf you find between you
into whose yielding gullet you readily slide,
out, out alone
out to the other side.

Coming and Going is a wavefield synthesis composition for double bass, cello, and electronics that explores the gradual transformation of sound. The piece is anchored around the low D of the double bass (72.08 Hz), whose harmonic spectrum slowly unravels, revealing a progression from rich tonalities to pure noise.

Through FFT-based processing, the recordings of the double-bass and cello undergo spectral manipulation. The performers navigate graphical musical notation, employing a variety of timbral techniques and expressive gestures, freely associating between them to create a fluid, evolving soundscape. The composition premiered at the 2024 WFS Festival at Amare, Den Haag NL.

Featuring:
Ron Veprik (double bass)
Noémie Pestre (cello)