Murderous Melodies

Commissioned by The Tristan Chord Collective.

I was approached by The Tristan Chord Collective to write a work for them. On a whim, I decided that for inspiration for the piece, I’d like each member to pick a favourite cartoon character from their childhood.

I then proceeded to make each movement be about one of these cartoon characters suffering some sort of elaborate and grim demise.

UPDATE: Pandemic 2021

This piece was later given some grisly theatrical flair with some shadow puppetry by The Untitled Ensemble. (“Comic Carnage” was an old working title for the work).