- Two Seaming... (1998)
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Jane Rigler
for two flutes, or solo flute and playback
ca. 4'15"
The ambiguity of the piece begins with the title. I wrote this piece with the Inuit women’s vocal games in mind, where two women face each other so closely that the mouth cavity of one is the resonator for the other. While using a frying pan or other such device to help resonate their vocalizations, each begin to breathe, sing and vocalize gestures into the other’s face. This spectacular game ends when the first person begins to laugh, she, then, becoming the loser of the game. This flute piece was written for two female flutists. When performed in public, the intention of this piece is that neither the audience, and perhaps neither the interpreters, really know who is playing or singing what, being that the timbres and tones match so well between the voices and flutes. The improvised sections evoke the game: who will play next? Who will have the last word? Although, in this game, there are no losers. Ideally, the flutists should also face each other and play the music memorized, but this is not required. Have fun. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
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- Red (2001/2010)
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Jane Rigler
for solo piccolo
Red: in English this word refers to a vibrant color. Throughout different cultures in the world this color represents: blood, wine, danger, war, violence, the devil, love, embarrassment, happiness, good luck, purity, joy, etc… In the Spanish language red means “network” or “net”. If played fast enough, one can perceive the network (i.e., Morse-code-like effect) of the patterns. Perhaps there is a hidden or not so hidden meaning in them? There is no “net” for the piccoloist to fall into for safety and the performer should push to his/her extremes: feeling the sensation of being on the edge…and perhaps even the audience might feel that at any moment everything will fall apart…
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- Jane Rigler
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Jane Rigler, flutist, composer, educator, and curator is known for her innovations in new flute performance, techniques, and unique musical vocabulary. She is a featured performer in contemporary music festivals throughout the U.S. and Europe as a soloist as well as within chamber ensembles (Ensemble Plural, Either/Or, Ne(x)tworks, Ensemble Sospeso, Anthony Braxton 12tet, etc.). Besides premiering works written especially for her, Jane's compositions cover simple solo acoustic pieces inspired by language to complex interactive electronic works that pay homage to painting, poetry and dance. After receiving a B.M. (Northwestern University) and then pursuing flute studies in various parts of Europe and North America, she gained her M.A. and Ph.D. (UC San Diego) completing The Vocalization of the Flute, a book demonstrating both new and ancient methods of singing-while-playing the flute. Her expertise has led to performances in contemporary operas, experimental theater, and dance events as well as other interactive electronic festivals. Her compositions are sought after by other flutists and have been performed in South Korea, Australia, France, Spain, and in concert halls and universities throughout the U.S.
Jane organizes events such as the Relay~NYC! held at MoMA, the Spontaneous Music Festival and has received support for her works from the Brooklyn Arts Council, Meet the Composer Global Connections, Harvestworks Studios, Art Omi, and RPI's Create @ iEar Studios.
As an Artist Educator, Jane Rigler works with several arts organizations such as the Lincoln Center Institute and the Orchestra St. Luke's where she helped launch a Young Composer Program in the NY schools. Her most notable work is for the Manhattan New Music Project (MNMP) where she spent several years working and researching music education programs such as CME and CIAE for underserved populations and children with disabilities. Together with artist-programmer Zachary Seldess, she is currently co-designing and developing the Music Cre8tor (patent is pending), a new interactive sensor-driven music composition program for young people with disabilities.
She is a Japan-US Friendship Commission NEA/Fellowship winner for 2009.
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Jie Ma, Philip Gelb, and Jane Rigler at LA Center for the Arts 5
Jane Rigler performing ‘in Touch”