Rehearsal Update: Skype Session with Yoshiaki Onishi

This past Friday, we had a nice talk with Yoshiaki Onishi about the piece he has composed for us to premier in Assisi, Près de l'Abîme. We were able to ask questions about multiple aspects of the piece, and we all now feel quite confident about performing the work. Onishi also went over his construction of the piece, using Messiaen's Abîme des oiseaux as inspiration, including the metric structure and the bird-like qualities. We are extremely excited to dig into the piece as a group beginning tomorrow to see how it will sound all together!