for 2 percussion and piano (2015, rev. 2021)
Duration ca. 12'
2 perc (sus cym, ch gong, tam, glock, trg, t-t, np gong, vib), pno
I. The Glow That Flickers
II. Deep Blue
III. Burn!
Audio
Listen to and buy the recording of “Not the light, but the fire that burns” on “Terrestrial Journeys”, released by Neuma Records: https://gilbertgalindo.bandcamp.com/track/not-the-light-but-the-fire-that-burns-burn
Program Note
Sometimes a shimmering glow is not enough to keep one satisfied and content, sometimes the source of that illumination is what one needs. Not the light, but the fire that burns aims to give the listener a journey through varying intensities of energy, from an effervescent buoyant opening to low piano and dark gong soundings evocative of deep longings, to a relentless closing of toms, gongs, and piano going full force.
- Gilbert Galindo
Not the light, but the fire that burns (2015, rev. 2021) was written for Iktus Percussion.