PROGRAM NOTE
The inspiration for desangramiento lies in the tragic feeling one has when receiving horrific news, as though all the blood has suddenly left one’s body and an immense implosion of emptiness has replaced it. This image came to mind after reading that 65 million people have been displaced by violence, primarily in the Middle East and Africa (2016 UNHCR report), and another 40.3 million are enslaved around the world (Global Slavery Index 2018*). The suffering we cause one another is astounding. The Third Practice Electroacoustic Music Festival commissioned this work, written for Sam Kelder. *45.8 million in 2016 report
If you feel you are able, please donate to International Rescue Committee or End Slavery Now to help end these injustices.