“Life Returns is a monumental work that melds free improvisation and through composition to celebrate resilience and triumph in the face of despair."
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Rajna Swaminathan
What began as an attempt by Matthew Evan Taylor to collaborate with fellow musicians during the isolation of the pandemic ended up being a yearlong project that culminated in an evening performance at the Met.
Composer and saxophonist Matthew Evan Taylor's Life Returns is an evening-length composition that draws on African American, South Indian, and European musical practices.
Credits
Matthew Evan Taylor, composition and saxophone
Rajna Swaminathan, voice and mrudangam
Developed and produced by Metropolis Ensemble
Andrew Cyr, Founder/Artistic Director
Christopher Botta, Editor
Videography: Sam Kann (VT) and Ganavya Doraiswamy and David Jacobs-Strain (OR)
Juniper Creative LLC, Art
Commissioned and produced by The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Department of Live Arts
This program is made possible by the Adrienne Arsht Fund for Resilience through Art.
Matthew Evan Taylor: Postcards to The Met
Postcard 4: June 2021
Postcard 4 was filmed in Middlebury, VT, May 25, 2021 and Eugene, OR, May 13, 2021.
Program Notes
To Rajna –
Unless we listen to our hearts,
Time will pass imperceptibly.
Once we listen to our hearts
We vocalize the future we wish to see.
The challenge – to make our marks within the time we have
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