Eckardt”s ”Passage” delves into CIA”s history with sensory deprivation and ”pulse-echo” transforms the piano. into a resonant body.

Jason Eckardt”s composition Passage is a profound exploration of the unsettling history surrounding the CIA”s interest in sensory deprivation and its impact on human psychology. Divided into three movements – Subject, Ascension, and Testify – Eckardt delves into the dark legacy of interrogation techniques, shedding light on the use of sound and light as weapons in various global conflicts. In a separate work, pulse-echo, Eckardt transforms the piano into a resonant body, drawing inspiration from the instrument”s fundamental design. The piece, influenced by Arnold Schoenberg”s reflection on art as a cry of distress, encapsulates the powerful intersection of personal experience and the universal pulse of humanity.

Track Listing

• Passage (2011/2014/2018) for string quartet: Subject (2011)
• Passage (2011/2014/2018) for string quartet: Ascension (2014)
• Passage (2011/2014/2018) for string quartet: Testify (2018)
• pulse-echo (2013) for piano quintet

Additional Details

Label: Paladino Music

Genre: Classical

Run Time: 69:35 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 05/03/24

UPC: 9120010286285