Rebonds B, by Iannis Xenakis 

Rebonds B, by Iannis Xenakis
Performed by Sam Um
Recorded at Yale University - School of Music
Hendrie Hall, Blocker Rehearsal Hall
Audio by Michael Laurello
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Editing by 2X1 Media
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ABOUT THE PIECE:
After his first pieces for percussion ensemble, Persephassa (1969), and percussion solo, Psappha (1976), Iannis Xenakis went on to compose a number of other works for various combinations of percussion or percussion and other instruments. His second solo work, though, did not arrive until 1988. Rebonds was written for longtime colleague, Sylvio Gualda, who had also premiered Psappha and performed it (and other pieces) to great acclaim around the world. This piece is less ambitious (and utopic, in terms of performer difficulty!) than the earlier solo, but it is nonetheless a fascinating study of pulse and pattern.
Unusually for Xenakis, Rebonds is written as two autonomous movements. They can be performed in either order. The "A" movement begins with a repeating rhythmic phrase built from a continuous pulse. The pattern is varied as a matter of course, and the pulse is gradually filled in with faster and faster fills. As in Psappha, there are only a few instruments used in order not to distract or muddy the rhythmic structure: seven drums and five woodblocks. The momentum builds higher and higher, until the tension is dispersed with a fragmented return to the opening phrase.
Movement "A" is often performed after "B," which has a more complex design. The most obvious formal distinction is between sections featuring drums or sections featuring woodblocks (the final section combines the two). The organization within these sections is less linear than in "A," but there are variational processes used. The ongoing pulse is occasionally vaporized by the switch to continuous rolls, but there are also passages in which the layered succession of patterns creates fascinating textures of shifting accents.
- James Harley
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ABOUT THE PERFORMER
Sam Seyong Um is a percussion artist, performer, and educator. Sam has been featured in many music series and festivals such as YellowBarn, Musical Masterworks, Nasher Sculpture Center and appeared on the stages of renowned halls such as Carnegie Hall, Cite De la Musique of the Philharmonie de Paris, and Kennedy Center. Sam is also a member and social media manager of The Percussion Collective which emerged from one of the world’s foremost student percussion ensembles, the Yale Percussion Group. The Percussion Collective have commissioned “Seaborne” from a world-renowning composer, Garth Neaustadter and have given concerts in various places in the US, and in China. Sam will also appear as a soloist along side with the other members of The Percussion Collective with the Oregon Symphony Orchestra, and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Sam has also appeared as a soloist with the Yale Philharmonia under the direction of Maestro Peter Ounjian as the winner of the concerto competition. He is also the winner of the Concerto Competition at the Eastman School of Music and a reciepient of 3rd place at the 2012 PAS Marimba Competition.
As an active educator, Sam has given lectures and clinics at The Curtis Institute, The Peabody Conservatory, The Eastman School of Music Summer at Eastman program, and New Life Foundation. Sam premiered many new works by well known composers such as Martin Bresnick, Christopher Theofanidis and Hannah Lash.
Sam is an active artist in community outreach/community engagement programs performing in various places in the world such as Spain, Mexico, Costa Rica, and various places in the United States with programs such as the YellowBarn Music Haul, and The New Life Foundation.
Sam earned his Masters degrees at the Yale School of Music with Havemeyer Scholarship under Robert van Sice. He earned his Bachelors degree at the Eastman School of Music with the Howard Hanson Scholarship and John Beck Scholarship under Michael Burritt and was honored with the prestigious Performer’s Certificate. Sam is currently a Doctoral teaching assistant at the Peabody Conservatory. Sam is a proud endorser of Vic Firth and Evans Drumheads.
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