A Note

by | Dec 23, 2019

A NOTE by CAROLYN CHEN   ♩ These text pieces began as prompts for people improvising with undetermined resources, and grew into a collection mostly open to people without specific musical instruments or training, but often drawing from musical tradition. Some of...

For Voice

by | Dec 22, 2019

FOR VOICE by CAROLYN CHEN JULY 2005, 2007   Sing or breathe through the following as they pass through your throat: •    water •    phlegm, own and others’ •    pelicans (1 pair, joined at point of your choice) •    a single rose •    spiderweb •    roots (sizes:...

regarding chickens, death

by | Dec 19, 2019

REGARDING CHICKENS, DEATH by CAROLYN CHEN   Regarding Chickens, Death by KEIR GOGWILT https://bwr.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/regarding-chickens-death.mp3 RETURN TO CHAPBOOK BY CAROLYN...

Supermarket Music

by | Dec 18, 2019

SUPERMARKET MUSICby CAROLYN CHEN2005-2014 This is a collection of scores for people in a supermarket, that began with a meditation on the idea of the 24-hour supermarket as a contemporary form of nature. I had started learning guqin, the ancient Chinese 7-string...