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.

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[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

Cheap Dream
for harpsichord

February 2025
score

Cheap Dream for harpsichord exists amongst several pieces written in the late fall of 2024 that attempt to create a non-teleological sense of motion that challenges the listener’s ability to locate themselves in conventional musical forms. This work utilizes homophony, silence, and repetition to elicit a peculiar sense of the flowing of time. The piece calls for a “buff stop” on the harpsichord, which produces a muted, almost guitar-like sound that, when combined with brief, homophonic chords, highlights the interesting transients of the instrument.

Category
Composition