PRESS PLAY Episode 60: Eroding

April 24, 2025
Eroding (2017)
Fjóla Evans (CA), composer

HATCH 2024 Ensemble
Jordana Kleiner, flute / bass flute
Cheng Cheng, bass clarinet
Joelle Crigger, violin
Samantha Yang, cello
Carina Shum, piano
Britton-René Collins, vibraphone
Kelly Lin, conductor

Programme Note:

Over thousands of years the glacial river Hvítá in Iceland has carved a deep gorge into the surrounding landscape. At one particular twist in the river, the erosion has left several huge pillars of hyaloclastite rock, which look as they were flung haphazardly into the riverbed. In fact they were revealed slowly over time from the process of the river carving away their surroundings. In Eroding, the players create a dense mass that gets worn down over time in order to reveal the spiky formations beneath the surface.

Kelly Lin appears courtesy of Tapestry Opera’s Women in Musical Leadership program.