“The premise behind this cycle is basically that I try to write a piece that helps me to create an imaginary animal in my mind and compose with it. And I mean actually compose with it, where the animal has volition and ends up helping to drive the form and ideas in the piece.”
Michael Lewanski offers personal insights into Kate Soper's Voices from the Killing Jar in advance of Dal Niente's performance at the Northwestern New Music Conference (NUNC).