Michael Gordon‘s Field of Vision transforms percussion into an expansive study of resonance, rhythm, and spatial perception. Written in 2022 for 36 percussionists and commissioned by the Caramoor Center for the Arts, the work uses specially constructed tuned instruments alongside industrial metals, wood, gongs, bass drums, and 24 brake drums. Performed by the University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble under Doug Perkins, this world-premiere recording captures a composition in which the physical arrangement of the players is as important to the musical experience as the sounds they produce.
The opening section establishes Gordon’s approach gradually, with sustained resonances, low-frequency pulses, and bright tones…

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