The word “tikka” refers to an Indian dish in which meat or vegetables are marinated in a spice mixture. The process of marinating requires time, allowing flavors to develop over the course of several hours. This piece, Tikka for woodwind quintet, uses a similar concept in which musical motives unfold very slowly and grow throughout the course of the entire piece. Exploring the sound of breath, the piece begins with drone-like air tones in which a seed of the initial raag is planted, eventually blossoming into an expressive, dense texture. Harmonic content and musical gestures “marinate,” taking their time to develop so that each instrument’s “flavor” can fully bloom by the end of the piece.
Many thanks to the New York Youth Symphony and the First Music Program for commissioning this piece.
Performed by the Interlochen Arts Academy fellows (premiered in August 2022):
Claudia Aizaga Chávez, flute
Kathleen Bell, oboe
Dunia Andreu Benitez, clarinet
Corbin Krebs, bassoon
Justin Phillips, horn
July 20th, 2022
Interlochen Faculty Chamber Music Recital
Performed by Claudia Aizaga Chávez (flute), Kathleen Bell (oboe), Dunia Andreu Benitez (clarinet), Corbin Krebs (bassoon), and Justin Phillips (horn)
Presented by Interlochen Center For the Arts
Corson Auditorium (Interlochen Center), Interlochen, MI
May 5th, 2020* (cancelled due to COVID-19)
NYYS Chamber Music Concert: An Evening Among Friends
Carnegie Hall (Weill Recital Hall)
New York, NY
