Practicing Sands by Theresa Wong

Practicing Sands is a collection of pieces by Chinese American composer, cellist, and vocalist Theresa Wong, which draws inspiration from the sounds of the natural world and sensations of Wong’s sonic genetic memory. With alternate tunings and extended techniques, Wong has forged a timbral merging of cello and voice into a totally unique synthesis. Combining improvisation and composition, these works stem from Wong’s ongoing question: “how can I rediscover the core of the cello as wood and string and hair, or even simply as a tree?” Self-recorded over three months, these recordings document Wong’s personal approach to microphone placement and technique as extensions of composition itself. Utilizing various microphone configurations to define the spectral and spatial quality of each piece, she invites the listener into an embodied experience of her music as haptic vibrational sculptures. Releases September 14, 2022 on focslemusic.com

Theresa Wong is a composer, cellist, and vocalist active at the intersection of improvisation, composition, and the synergy of multiple disciplines. Her artistic practice follows inquiries into song forms, just intonation, and multi-media performance. Her works include 'As We Breathe', an installed song commissioned by Long Beach Opera; 'She Dances Naked Under Palm Trees' (First Hand Records 2022), commissioned by pianist Sarah Cahill; 'Harbors' (room40 2020), co-composed with Long String Instrument inventor Ellen Fullman; and' The Unlearning' (Tzadik 2011), twenty-one songs inspired by Goya’s 'Disaster of War' etchings. She currently works and resides in the San Francisco Bay Area. www.theresawong.org

Theresa Wong is a composer, cellist and vocalist active at the intersection of music, experimentation, improvisation and the synergy of multiple disciplines. She has presented her work throughout the US and internationally and currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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