david bithell
experimental music theater

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  situations [plural/fixed]
    for trumpet, two trombones, slide   
    projection, and live electronic sound
    (2003)
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description: composed in 2003 and premiered on the MANCA Festival in Nice, France under the auspices of the France/Berkeley Fund and with the support of UC Berkeley's Center for New Music and Audio Technologies (CNMAT) and the Centre National de Création Musicale (CIRM) in Nice.  First performance with David Bithell (trumpet), Philippe Renault and Barrie Webb (trombones).

Subsequent performance on the sfSoundSeries February 7th, 2004 with David Bithell (trumpet), Tom Yoder and Toyoji Tomita (trombones).  Version for solo trumpet and electronics premiered on Stanford's Strictly Ballroom Series April 15th, 2004.
performances: 
  • MANCA Festival - Nice, France - November 2003 (premiere)
  • sfSoundSeries - Community Music Center - San Francisco, CA - February 7, 2004 (U.S. premiere)
  • Stanford University - Strictly Ballroom Series - Palo Alto, CA - April 2004 (solo trumpet version)
video: situations.mov
score: situations_score.pdf
duration: 18 minutes