Catchfire Collective performs “Openwork, knotted object // Trellis in bloom // lightning ache” (2019) by inti figgis-vizueta.   Program note by the composer:   “Openwork, knotted object is a module-based piece, written with a reminiscence of other following-the-leader type scores such as In C, Les Moutons de Panurge, and much of Julius Eastman's work. The focus on a single, shared, and consecutively performed line integrates an ethic of whole over parts and of independent exploration and self-actualizing.   Openwork refers to 'any technique that produces decoration by creating holes, piercings, or gaps through a solid material...' The patterns for creating and knotting nets used by Coastal civilizations [indigenous communities in Ecuador] , is an example of Openwork. As an indigenous composer, this is an especially relevant and fruitful line of abstract, ancestrally-focused exploration.   Trellis in bloom is a modular blueprint bringing together two different scores into its macro-focused frameworks. The work is inspired by the large interwoven patterns of wood construction and taught floral growth in many of the gardens around D.C.   lightning ache is a collage of gestures, sounds, and transformations recalling many close friends & artists. It engages primarily with instability of gesture, free choices in voice-leading, and overlapping differently tempered tunings. It is a living work, breathing and writhing and feeling stillness as it moves along in time and space.'   These works are explored consecutively and simultaneously by all players.”   Recorded live during “Falling Up: The World Upside Down” on December 12, 2020 at Flux Creative Studios in Downtown Greensboro.   Based in Greensboro, NC, Catchfire Collective presents innovative, powerful, and inspiring performances that reignite the chamber music experience. Their performances have been praised as “magical,” featuring “relentless pulse, contrasting textures, and beautiful individual playing.” For more information on the ensemble and to sign up for updates, please visit catchfirecollective.com.   FACEBOOK: @catchfirecollective INSTAGRAM: @catchfire_collective TWITTER: @catchfiregso   Catchfire Collective is Jillian Storey, flutes; Kyle Kostenko, clarinets; Lalia Mangione, violin; Peter Swanson, cello; Robin McLaughlin, piano; and Isaac Pyatt, percussion.

Catchfire Collective performs "The Clarity of Cold Air” (2013) by Jonathan Bailey Holland. Program note by the composer: “Inspired by many a cold, Northern Midwest or New England day, this work is primarily atmospheric, focusing on the sonorities achieved by blending the instruments of the ensemble in various ways. There are many stark sounds - high, glassy harmonics from the strings, bowed metallic percussion instruments, harsh multi-phonics from the winds, airy cymbal rolls.” Recorded live during “Falling Up: The World Upside Down” on February 12, 2021, at Flux Creative Studio in Greensboro, NC. Based in Greensboro, NC, Catchfire Collective presents innovative, powerful, and inspiring performances that reignite the chamber music experience. Their performances have been praised as “magical,” featuring “relentless pulse, contrasting textures, and beautiful individual playing.” For more information on the ensemble and to sign up for updates, please visit catchfirecollective.com. FACEBOOK: @catchfirecollective INSTAGRAM: @catchfire_collective TWITTER: @catchfiregso Catchfire Collective is Jillian Storey, flutes; Kyle Kostenko, clarinets; Lalia Mangione, violin; Peter Swanson, cello; Robin McLaughlin, piano; and Isaac Pyatt, percussion

Performed by Catchfire Collective in January of 2020 as part of a completely immersive experience entitled "Dreamscapes: The Music of Geroge Crumb." The performance was staged using movement, lighting, no breaks between pieces, and amplification. Also on the program was Vox Balaenae, An Idyll for the Misbegotten, and Eleven Echoes of Autumn. Jillian Storey, flutes Andy Hudson, clarinet Maddy Klee, violin Peter Swanson, cello Robin McLaughlin, piano Isaac Pyatt, Chris Eaton, and Gilson Fearnow, percussion Recorded live at UNC-Greensboro January 2020

Performed at Cary School of Music, 5/23/2019 Eroding by Fjola Evans Performed by Catchfire Collective: Jillian Storey - Flutes Kyle Kostenko - Clarinets Carmen Granger - Violin/Viola Peter Swanson - Cello Robin McLaughlin - Piano Isaac Pyatt - Percussion

Performed at First Baptist Church, Greensboro, 5/25/2019 Bus Music by Arie Verheul-Van de Ven Performed by Catchfire Collective: Kyle Kostenko - Clarinets Carmen Granger - Violin Robin McLaughlin - Piano Isaac Pyatt - Percussion

Performed at Grand Valley State University, 10/14/2019 Lost in the Valley of the Night by Shar Joyner Performed by Catchfire Collective: Jillian Storey - Flute Cassie Kossman - Clarinets Lalia Mangione - Violin Peter Swanson - Cello Robin McLaughlin - Piano Isaac Pyatt - Percussion