Whitney George Artist · Composer
Studio · Brooklyn Contact
Format
Cycle · 16 movements
Forces
Pierrot · mixed ensemble
Label
Pinch Records
Released
2023 · Live '24
CUE · CL01Tape roll · Light up the cycle
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Chasing Light, on the record.PINCH
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Chasing Light

A photography-inspired chamber cycle for Pierrot and mixed ensembles — performed and recorded.

A photography-inspired cycle in four parts and sixteen movements. The score collection includes Abandoned Places, Daybreak, Snowdrift, Caustics, and other studies of light. Recordings appear on Pinch Records as Chasing Light (2023) and Chasing Light: Live (2024). Both the studio and live digital recordings contain all sixteen tracks.

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Overview

Concert · staging · recordings

Short overview

The four score volumes contain movements I–IV, V–VIII, IX–XII, and XIII–XVI. Each volume lists flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and percussion. The music has also been presented with lighting and movement.

Chasing Light is written for Pierrot ensemble and mixed chamber forces. Its movements have been presented in concert, with lighting and staging, and on recordings; the selection of movements varies by presentation.

Format
Cycle · 16 movements
Forces
Pierrot · mixed ensemble
Released
2023 · Live '24
Label
Pinch Records
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Media · documentation

Studio and live release
Chasing Light — studio LP cover, Pinch Records, 2023
PLATE ASTUDIO LP
Chasing Light — 2023.PINCH

Chasing Light was released by Pinch Records in 2023. The studio digital recording contains sixteen tracks. The vinyl LP contains six selections from the full cycle: Shadow Play, Bioluminescence, Neon Noir, Prism, Headlights in the Fog, and Among the Stars.

Chasing Light: Live — LP cover, Pinch Records, 2024
PLATE BLIVE LP
Chasing Light: Live — 2024.PINCH

Chasing Light Live Recording was released in 2024 and contains sixteen tracks, performed by The Curiosity Cabinet.

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Credits · notes

2015–22 · on record 2023 / 2024

Credits

  • Composer · Whitney George
  • Forces · Pierrot ensemble and mixed chamber ensembles
  • Label · Pinch Records

Notes

  • Written · 2015 – 2022
  • On record · Chasing Light (2023) · Chasing Light: Live (2024)
  • Inquiry · performance and presenting conversations welcome