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Crossing is a study in probabilities. Throughout the piece, the probability that the main thematic material will be what the musicians are playing varies. That probability is determined by the combination of three cosine functions. Each instrument has a different experience traversing the material, but there are points when the probability determined by the function is so high that they will play thematic material.
Composer: Forbes Graham
Forbes Graham is a composer, musician, sound artist, and visual artist whose work explores themes of simultaneity, perceptibility, transformation and collage. His work "Encounters I" for trumpet, electronics, and voices premiered at Roulette in 2019. He performed with Michael Pisaro at (the) co-incidence festival in 2017 and has appeared at other music festivals including High Zero, Vision, and The Thing In The Spring. He was commissioned to write a piece for the Festival of New Trumpet, and has created work for the avant-rock ensemble Normal Love.
Graham is the creator and producer of "Beyond/Apex", a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to showcasing contemporary and experimental music. To date, this show has featured the works of over 75 composers and creatives, ranging from emerging artists such as Cecilia López and Claire Rousay to more established artists like George Lewis. An avid visual artist, his paintings touch on themes of place/territory, and have appeared in the William and Mary Review.