Chort will be performed at Rhytms beside Regions.
Connor McLean (b. 1996) is a composer/performer from Chicago Land living and working in Copenhagen, Denmark. In his work varying forms of media, performance practice and musical traditions converge into sometimes nostalgic, sometimes humorous, sensitive pieces of music. Connor draws upon a diverse array of aesthetic traditions, actively referencing his background writing songs and playing folk music through his work.
Chort
This work was developed with Dutch trumpeter Marco Blauw in 2023. It was written with the idea of the trumpet as an extension of a system that begins at the lungs. Here the trumpet acts primarily as a switch directing air to a variety of wind instruments.