Sam Wu: Mass Transit (2022), for piano quintet [SCORE]

0:00 i. network architecture 2:39 ii. garden city 5:02 iii. airport express 7:26 iv. night skyline 10:25 v. interchange station https://www.samwumusic.com/mass-transit "Mass Transit" is inspired by Shanghai’s metro system— an elaborate network of lines, trains, tunnels / overpasses, and interchange stations. Each movement explores a facet of the subway network: the elegance of optimizing a system map, the variety of connections available in the city (gardens, airports, skyscrapers), and the complexities of multi-layered interchanges, where up to four lines converge. The piece as a whole is also envisioned as a musical “voyage;” the train stops briefly to take in the sights, before resuming its journey onward. Tianyu Liu, Russell Iceberg, violins Aditi Prakash, viola Claire Kim, cello Stephen Joven-Lee, piano Presented on the Gamper Festival for Contemporary Music, as part of the Bowdoin International Music Festival in July of 2022. #newmusic #chambermusic #masstransit #shanghai #strings #piano #quintet #score #scorevideo #infrastructure