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

4.13.26

premiere of “The Requested Chords” for chamber orchestra
by Contemporaneous
Roulette, Brooklyn, NY

4.15.26

Jack Langdon (bibigwan) and Mabel Kwan (keys)
Tangible Books
Bridgeport, Chicago, IL

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

Far Echo Variation
for orchestra

July 2025

score

Far Echo Variation takes its title from a painting by Ojibwe modernist George Morrison, where the artist depicts scenes of the horizon witnessed while looking at Lake Superior. My translation of Morrison’s approach to abstraction seeks similar ends in the sonic medium: a reduction of form to simple elements rendered in peculiar orchestrations to encourage the audience to apprehend the mysterious, spiritual aspects of listening itself.

Category
Composition