Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Anders Jallén
Sneak preview of the score
"Solo Concerto for Conductor"
The first few bars, shown here, and the original idea is from many years ago. I revisited and completed the piece in one of the solitary periods of the pandemic (in 2020), and indeed it then evolved to fit in very well with Guy's research. Contact me if you want a copy of the full score.
Below some stills from the film recording and preparations
Conducting : Guy Livingston
This photo reveals some of the intensity it takes to conduct the piece. A good performance of fluxus requires enormous concentration.
Shooting for the video during mid-June 2023, at "The Bug Studio" in The Hague
The conductor in dialogue with the score, the microphones, and with silence itself.
Stills shot by filmmaker : João Henrique Viegas
Importantly the Grand Piano is there at the disposal of the conductor.
This is also a part of Guy Livingston's PhD research project...
... which he undertakes at the Academy for Creative and Performing Arts, University of Leiden. As serious as this is - which it is indeed - the piece is of course also intended to be performed and experienced joyfully.