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.

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

UPCOMING EVENTS

3.8.26

Jack Langdon (bibigwan), Luke Martin (tone generator), Jeff Kimmel (clarinet), Graham Stephenson (trumpet)
Frequency Series at Constellation
Chicago, IL

3.17.26

performance of “Fish Laying Egg in a Circle” by Brightwork Ensemble
Tuesdays at Monk Space
Los Angeles, CA

5.14.26

performance of new work for clarinet by Zach Good
Bienen School of Music, Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

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