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

it’s all real
for two pianos, two percussion

April 2021

11 min.
first performance:
Yarn/Wire
NUNC! 5 at Northwestern University
4.23.23
score
recording

it’s all real was written for the 2021 Yarn/Wire Institute and was later revised upon its premiere performance at NUNC! 5 at Northwestern University. This piece was an early exploration of AB form in my work. The opening section was dedicated to Alvin Lucier who was in declining health during the writing of the work. The second section was dedicated to McCoy Tyner, whose harmonic language in his solo work and his work with John Coltrane is a hallmark of the sensibility I was drawn to in childhood—echoes and distant resemblances of his voicings appear in this work.

Category
Composition