George Crumb: Vox Balaenae [Voice of the Whale] (Jan DeGaetani, Zizi Mueller, Fred Sherry)

Instrumentation: electric flute, electric cello and amplified piano. Inspired by the singing of humpback whales, Crumb directed the performers to wear black half-masks to humanise the elemental forces of nature. The amplified trio uses extended techniques including singing into the flute and preparing piano strings, producing otherworldly aquatic timbres of spellbinding, ancient beauty.