A new version of This is Our Thing was composed by Raymond MacDonald and Christian Ferlaino in co-creation with Rick Bamford, Elena Inei, David Robertson, Graeme Wilson, Gerry Rossi, Una MacGlone, Atzi Muramatsu, Jessica Argo. The piece is titled This is Our Thing (V2) and is written for any instrument and sound-producing object.
This piece was written with and for the performers as a co-creation emerging from the work the co-composers and facilitators Ferlaino and MacDonald undertook with the other co-composers and participants in the workshop during GIOFest 2024 in Glasgow.
The musical material has emerged in self-reflective dialogue on musical identities and musicality between the workshop participants. These reflections inspired This is Our Thing (V2), a collaborative musical piece that uses improvisation, graphic scores, conduction and interaction strategies to explore the group’s musical dynamics.