i am as i am not

for mixed choir SATB and optional electronics with 24 loudspeakers
or for electronics with 24 loudspeakers and optional mixed choir SATB (2021)

Based on a fragment by Heraclitus
Just as the river I step in is not the same and is, so I am as I am not. (fragment no. 81, Heraclitus)
free translation also known as: "you cannot step into the same river twice"

duration: 5’ to infinity

instrumentation: SATB (6.6.6.6) — optional 24 bluetooth loudspeakers (1 per singer) or 24 smartphones with headphones

premiere: 12/06/2021 in Salzburg, Museum der Moderne

(for score and license enquiries please contact Universal Edition)

Live Recording 12.6.2021 in the Museum of Modern Art Salzburg

Bachchor Salzburg

Part II of the composition cycle "just keep walking I-IV" for a performing walking choir with 24 portable loudspeakers.