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The Vulture

by June Violet Aino

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The Vulture 06:55
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Commissioned by Network for New Music

Performed by:

Paul R. Demers – bass clarinet
Clipper Erickson – piano
Hirono Oka – violin

Recorded at Settlement Music School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 19, 2020

Artwork by Serena Bailey <3

Video by Network for New Music: youtu.be/887ksCC7zyU?t=7

Program Notes:
The Vulture takes total inspiration from the Franz Kafka story of the same name.
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A vulture was hacking at my feet. It had already torn my boots and stockings to shreds, now it was hacking at the feet themselves. Again and again it struck at them, then circled several times restlessly round me, then returned to continue its work. A gentleman passed by, looked on for a while, then asked me why I suffered the vulture.

"I'm helpless," I said. "When it came and began to attack me, I of course tried to drive it away, even to strangle it, but these animals are very strong, it was about to spring at my face, but I preferred to sacrifice my feet. Now they are almost torn to bits."

"Fancy letting yourself be tortured like this!" said the gentleman. "One shot and that's the end of the vulture."

"Really ?" I said. "And would you do that?"

"With pleasure," said the gentleman, "I've only got to go home and get my gun. Could you wait another half hour?"

"I'm not sure about that," said I, and stood for a moment rigid with pain. Then I said: "Do try it in any case, please."

"Very well," said the gentleman, "I'll be as quick as I can."

During this conversation the vulture had been calmly listening, letting its eye rove between me and the gentleman. Now I realized that it had understood everything; it took wing, leaned far back to gain impetus, and then, like a javelin thrower, thrust its beak through my mouth, deep into me. Falling back, I was relieved to feel him drowning irretrievably in my blood, which was filling every depth, flooding every shore.
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released September 7, 2020

the piece includes a lot of live elements that are best heard in headphones!

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