Heather Stebbins - "Quiver" (2014) - performed by loadbang

loadbang performs ICEBERG call for scores winner Heather Stebbins's "Quiver" at the DiMenna Center in New York City. Filmed live on May 10, 2017. From the composer: "I traveled to Iceland in May of 2014, and like most first-time visitors of the country, was completely taken aback by the diversity and sublimity of the landscapes. One of the most strange and evocative landscapes exists in Þingvellir national park, where continental drift between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates cause great cracks and rifts in the ground. Although the region is sometimes hit with earthquakes that cause immediate changes to the landscape, much of the fractured ground is due to the incredibly gradual shifting of the plates as they pull away from one another. I had images and thoughts of this incredibly slow and powerful force in mind while composing Quiver. Although the piece is far from a strict translation of the idea into sound, I imagined many of the musical gestures to be influenced by a slow and powerful outside force that causes instability and unpredictability." Performers: Jeff Gavett, Baritone Andrew Kozar, Trumpet Will Lang, Trombone, Jeff Gavett, Baritone