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In 2001-2003, sextet eighth blackbird toured the United States performing di/verge, an evening-length musical work composed by Minimum Security directors DeSantis, Etezady, Silverman, and Ueno. Di/verge was structured in sixteen movements, four from each of the collaborating composers; each composer's contribution was a "thread" interwoven with the others to create the complete work. [ Read more about di/verge ]

Hear streaming audio excerpts from di/verge performed by eighth blackbird:

Eel (DeSantis)
Wait and See (Etezady)
Own (DeSantis)
Sort of a Reconciliation (Var. of 1) (Silverman)
Main Movement (Ueno)
Cover Tune (Silverman)
Egis (DeSantis)
XOX (Ueno)
Stolen Day (Etezady)
Nocturne (Silverman)
Some Kind of a Dance (Var. of Nocturne) (Silverman)
OXX (Ueno)
XXO (Ueno)
Ace (DeSantis)
About Time (Etezady)
Eleventh Hour (Etezady)

The individual movements listed above may be heard as a complete playlist by clicking the link below.

di/verge (Minimum Security Composers Collective)

eighth blackbird: Molly Barth, flute/piccolo • Michael Maccaferri, clarinet/bass clarinet • Lisa Kaplan, piano Matthew Duvall, percussion • Matt Albert, violin • Nicholas Photinos, cello

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