Having focused curatorial and performance work (mostly through my ensemble a.pe.ri.od.ic) over the last decade or so on a particular type of text score for open ensemble, Nomi Epstein will create a set of essays on the performance practice and rehearsal process of interpreting and realizing this repertoire. Nomi Epstein will use this residency period to reflect upon her practice, to read articles and essays on this subject, and to craft a comprehensive list of international ensembles who focus on this repertoire. Her writings at Q-O2 will be the seed for a few larger projects she has plans for surrounding this repertoire’s performance practice.
The second part of her project will involve a recent commission to compose a new CD-length work for Greg Stuart (percussion) and Erik Carlson (violin), to be released on Another Timbre.