Zolnowski-Prior Ascension (Love Vibe version) (SP)-V/P/HN

Prior Ascension (Love Vibe version) by Robert Zolnowski is a duet for French Horn and multiple percussion. The percussion setup consists of a vibraphone, large tom, pair of congas, pair of bongos, prayer bowl/singing bowl (pitched to D or Eb), suspended cymbal, trash cymbal, and wind chimes.

Prior Ascension is a musical scene based on the idea that music has a constant flow through the universe that we, as humans, can only tap into periodically. The piece begins with metallic resonating sounds signifying the point of inspiration. It then moves into a free/aleatoric section where basic motives and ideas are derived from the musical flow. Throughout the last sections of the piece, the shift between dissonance and resolution creates a feeling that the performers are struggling to stay in the flow. Ending as it started, Prior Ascension is a journey along the flow of music from the heavens.