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LJ White; Ensemble Dal Niente - We Don't Eat Dead Things

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LJ White, We Don’t Eat Dead Things (2017)

We Don’t Eat Dead Things was commissioned by Ensemble Dal Niente with support from the Des Moines Civic Music Association and was premiered in Des Moines in spring 2017. A feature of the commission was that the piece should be based on music by the Des Moines indie rock artist Christopher the Conquered. I ended up creating a work loosely structured after the song “I’m Not That Famous Yet,” with text culled together from a large selection of Christopher’s lyrics.

Like “I’m Not That Famous Yet,” We Don’t Eat Dead Things is a sort of processional march, with a single motive winding through the whole piece, forwards and backwards and through different transformations. It’s also an exercise in shuffling musical/stylistic, textual, and physical objects out of their usual context, and piecing them back together in a strange conglomerate with its own expressive possibilities.

LJ White, December 2021

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from object​/​animal, released March 25, 2022
LJ White, composer

Amanda DeBoer Bartlett, soprano
Carrie Henneman Shaw, soprano
Tom Snydacker, saxophone
Matt Oliphant, horn
Ben Melsky, harp
Tara Lynn Ramsey, violin
Chris Wild, cello
Mark Buchner, bass
Michael Lewanski, conductor

We Don’t Eat Dead Things was recorded, mixed, and pre-mastered by Dan Nichols and Aphorism Studios. Mastering by Murat Çolak.
Recorded at Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston, IL. 2021

The work was made possible with support from the Des Moines Civic Music Association. It is published by LJ White Music.

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Ensemble Dal Niente performs new and experimental chamber music with dedication, virtuosity, and an exploratory spirit. Audiences coming to Dal Niente shows can expect performances that are curated to pique curiosity and connect art, culture, and people.

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