Kalesa Ed Kaluca — Katherine Balch

Kalesa Ed Kaluca (2019)

Seven double basses
Duration: 10’30”

Commissioned by Tanglewood Music Festival

Premiered 7 July, 2019 at Seiji Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood Music Center, MA
Fellows of the Tanglewood Music Center; Nathan Aspinall, conductor

Technical requirements: Basses 2, 4, and 6 require bamboo chopsticks or wide Kabob skewers

Katherine Balch · Kalesa Ed Kaluca

for seven double basses & chopsticks commissioned by Tanglewood Music Center, premiered by the 2019 fellows of TMC

Kalesa Ed Kaluca are friends and they go on a little adventure together.

Basses 2, 4, and 6 of the septet are prepared with chopsticks that flick and swish and slide, launching the rest of the ensemble into surprised jitters. Commissioned by the Tanglewood Music Center with generous support from the Merwin Geffen M.D. and Norman Solomon M.D. Fund, this piece is dedicated to the double bassists that have taught and inspired me, especially KAthy, LEvi, SAm, EDdie, KAelan, LUke, and CArl.