006. Erin Gee

Erin Gee is a composer and vocalist who has created, in her Mouthpiece series, an ephemeral world that expands the possibilities of the voice, leaving behind the constrictive structure of language, and replacing histrionic female vocals with a virtuosic mouth and a tabula rasa for an emotional palate. Begun as one piece for solo voice in 2000, the list of Mouthpieces has grown to over 30 works for orchestra, opera, vocal ensemble, large chamber ensemble and string quartet, which have been performed internationally with some of the top ensembles for new music. On this episode, Ellery and Charlotte of TAK talk to Erin about her piece Mouthpiece 28, featured on TAK's recent album, Oor. To stream or download Oor: http://takensemble.bandcamp.com For more about Erin Gee: http://www.erin-gee.com/ To watch TAK's music video of Mouthpiece 28: https://youtu.be/NqZY9q0R3tE The Albertine Workout by Anne Carson: https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v36/n11/anne-carson/the-albertine-workout