“I have felt that the conditions of spontaneity and mobility of elements which I have been working with create a more urgent and intense “communication” throughout the entire process, from composing to the final realization of a work, I prefer that each “final form,” which each performance necessarily produces, be a collaborative adventure, and that the work and its conditions of human involvement remain a ‘living’ potential of engagement.” (Earle Brown, General Directions For Performance)
Hans Tammen uses Earle Brown’s open form composition idea as a starting point to create a large multi-movement piece for a 15-piece ensemble + live sound processing.
"Everything about Third Eye Orchestra... indicates mastery and control" (Howard Mandel / CD Liner Notes)
He received composer commissions for the Third Eye Orchestra from the American Composers Forum, underwritten by the Jerome Fondation, and the New York State Council On The Arts (NYSCA). The CD was produced with funds from the New York State Music Funds.
The core ensemble in New York City consists of string quartet, wind/brass quartet, two pianos/keyboards, guitar, bass, percussion, voice and live sound processing. The ensemble released a CD of a 2006 Roulette performance as “Antecedent / Consequent” on the Innova label. All About Jazz called the music “nothing short of breathtaking”, and “a masterpiece of musical evocation”.
Link to the CD page: “Third Eye Orchestra“, released on Innova in 2008. To purchase, see the Innova site here.
A version for laptop ensemble see here: Third Eye Laptop Orchestra.
NYC THIRD EYE ORCHESTRA PERFORMERS SINCE 2006:
Violins: Mari Kimura, Jason Hwang, David Soldier, Sarah Bernstein, Mark Feldman, Rebecca Cherry
Viola: Stephanie Griffin, Jason Hwang
Cello: Tomas Ullrich, Ha-Yang Kim
Reed Instruments: Briggan Kraus, Marty Ehrlich, Ned Rothenberg,
Ferdinand Rexforth, Eddy Rollin
Flutes: Robert Dick, Marty Ehrlich
Trombone: Detlef Landeck, Chris McIntyre, Trumpet: Herb Robertson
Live Sound Processing & Voice: Dafna Naphtali
Piano/Keyboard: Ursel Schlicht, Denman Maroney
Guitar: Nick Didkovsky
Theremin/Gongs: David Simons
Bass: Stomu Takeishi, Jonas Tauber
Percussion: Satoshi Takeishi, Andrew Drury
