Cat's Cradle, For Solo Double Bass

by Christopher Jeffer

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Cat’s Cradle is an EP of newly-commissioned works for the double bass. The collection is composed of three works written expressly for this project. The EP itself is named after Kurt Vonnegut’s novel by the same name. Vonnegut uses the “cat’s cradle” as a metaphor to propose that people will often seek truths for life constructed out of lies they tell themselves. This collection of new music is also a sum of parts which individually seem antithetical to their constructed whole. Each piece separately is written as a series of isolated gestures which through a pursuit of overarching lyricism during the interpretive process creates an ironically-unified performance. One might not expect works with fractured sections to be fluid, however this is exactly what Cat’s Cradle accomplishes. Further, the three tracks are distinct aesthetically, yet due to this shared, fragmented compositional nature are rather complementary.

This project was made possible by the generous donations of works by three Bowling Green-based composers: Steven Naylor, Leah Tracy, and Delanie Molnar.

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released May 23, 2021

Performer, Producer, Recording Engineer: Christopher Jeffer

Composition:
threads, wisps (Steven Naylor)
fo[rest]land (Leah Tracy)
glass sparkles as it bounces (Delanie Molnar)

Mastering Engineer: Michael Laurello

Art: MK Raplinger

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Christopher Jeffer Atlanta, Georgia

Christopher Jeffer (b. 1999) is a double bassist and sound engineer currently based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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