Alarm Will Sound

Alarm Will Sound’s January residency culminates in a free concert, which offers a unique journey from the poetic minimalism of Sciarrino, through the inventive communal architecture of Fitz Rogers, to a brand-new work by Ardeshir, whose hybrid background in electronic production and contemporary composition promises something unexpected and contemporary. For anyone interested in the edges of music today, this is an evening you won’t want to miss!

PROGRAM

• Salvatore Sciarrino — Le voci sottovetro
• John Fitz Rogers — Respiration
• World Premiere: Sanaya Ardeshir — Tower of Silence*

*Newly commissioned work supported by the Matt Marks Impact Fund

About the Works & Artists

Salvatore Sciarrino — Le voci sottovetro (“Voices under glass”)

Salvatore Sciarrino (born Palermo, 1947) is among the most influential Italian composers of his generation. Largely self-taught, his music explores the spaces between sound and silence, often drawing the listener into heightened states of awareness. Le voci sottovetro (1998) is a work that elaborates and transcribes earlier vocal and instrumental material (notably from Carlo Gesualdo), reframing it in Sciarrino’s singular sound world. With its duration of approximately 16 minutes, it illuminates refined textures, fragile utterances, and the subtle interplay of voice and instrument in a suspended sonic space.

John Fitz Rogers — Respiration

John Fitz Rogers is a distinguished American composer whose works have been performed widely by ensembles and orchestras. Respiration (2021) was commissioned by Alarm Will Sound and originally conceived during pandemic-era challenges of ensemble music making. The piece invites listeners into a “breathing” world of interaction—where pulse and meter give way to listening, gesture, and communal responsiveness. Over its approx. 30 minutes, the piece explores how we listen, respond, pause and revive.

Sanaya Ardeshir — Tower of Silence

Sanaya Ardeshir, known professionally as Sandunes, is a composer-producer whose work spans electronic, experimental and contemporary styles. She was recently selected as a recipient of the Matt Marks Impact Fund. This work is the culmination of that supported project: a new work that brings Ardeshir’s distinctive creative voice into the concert hall context, and marks an exciting new chapter of collaboration between her and AWS.