“refraction” by Joshua Marquez

Joshua Marquez is a Philly-based Filipinx-American composer, guitarist, and sound artist whose music explores the liminal space between tone/noise. Searing a sonic imprint of cultural identity, his explorations of the noise spectrum represent alienation and assimilation through the fusion and fission of disparate timbres. Joshua’s music is described as “upsetting and calming in equal measure” with atmospheres that “sink into your skin” (Prism Reviews). Hailed as "cutting-edge" (The Gazette), “expertly crafted” (We Write About Music), "haunting" (The Daily Iowan), and "creepy" (Fanfare Magazine), Marquez's polemic deconstruction and disintegration of sound aims to present music through a decolonized lens. (joshuamarquez.com)

Written for the Bahué Latinx Composer Miniature Challenge. Performed and recorded by Ariel Campos and Aliana de la Guardia at Mt San Antonio College in Walnut, CA. Video and Sound courtesy of Mt San Antonio College. Video editing by Jeffrey Means, Suonovivo Audio.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Springfield Cultural Council, a local agency that is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.