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

Instrumentation: electric flute, electric cello and amplified piano. Inspired by recordings of humpback whale song, Crumb asked the players to wear black half-masks, to efface their human presence and let the music feel like a force of nature. Extended techniques, such as singing into the flute and playing directly on the piano strings, create eerie, oceanic sounds. Choose it for the strangest, most otherworldly colours here.