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PROGRAM NOTE
Ritual Protocol was written for Makoto Nakura while I was a student at the Eastman School of Music. I was enrolled in a course called “Music and Ritual” in which we watched videos of rituals from various countries. The work relies upon an evocative, darkly-hued progression of three chords which was inspired by the somber, focused behavior of the participants in these videos.
—Kevin Puts
duration: ca. 14 minutes
q = 120-126