JACK LANGDON

is a musician, filmmaker, and writer with concentrations in experimental music, minimalist documentary, cultural criticism, and political economy.

born in 1994, enrolled in sault ste. marie tribe of chippewa indians

nindaa gichi-neyaashiing

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

UPCOMING EVENTS

8.7.25

Jeff Kimmel (clarinets), Jack Langdon (bibigwan),
Stephan Haluska (harp), & Adam Shead (percussion)
Comfort Station
Chicago, IL

8.8.25

Jack Langdon (bibigwan)
Marmalade
Chicago, IL

8.21.25

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

10.12.25

Jack Langdon (bibigwan)
The Whistler
Chicago, IL

BIOGRAPHY, CV, CONTACT

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