JACK LANGDON

is an experimental composer, filmmaker, and writer who was born in 1994 and is a citizen of the sault ste. marie tribe of chippewa indians.

nindaa gichi-neyaashiing

[archive and documentation of past performances can be found here]

UPCOMING EVENTS

11.1-6.25

Jack Langdon (bibigwan)
workshop for Olivia Shortt’s The Museum
of Lost and Found: Gaakaazootaadiwag
Indigenous Creation Studio
Mississauga, ON

11.9.25

Jack Langdon (bibigwan), Sara Constant (flute), and Olivia Shortt (saxophone)
House Show
Toronto, ON

11.14.25

premiere of ‘seven spirals’ for bibigwan and miniature pipe organ
NE/X: A Festival of Indigenous Performance

Northrup-King Building
Minneapolis, MN

TBD

premiere of “Cheap Dream” for harpsichord by Justin Wallace
Britton Recital Hall, University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

premiere of “Gravissima” for solo tuba by Jenny Bement
Phoenix, AZ

premiere of “Mystery Spot” by Fonema Consort

BIOGRAPHY, CV, CONTACT

PHOTO BY HANNAH KRUSE

cataract
for large concert band

March 2017
11 min.
first performance:
The Saint Olaf Band
Skogland Auditorium
Northfield, Minnesota
4.9.17

score
recording

cataract is a piece for large concert band written for The Saint Olaf Band. The piece took inspiration from some of the formal devices utilized in the visual art of Bridget Riley, specifically in reference to her work Cataract 3. In this case, I utilized subtle, internal variations through extended repetitions to create a musical form that is conducive to temporal confusion and enhances the listener’s ability to percieve small changes through time.

Category
Composition