PRESS PLAY Episode 74: Portrait Parle

April 23, 2026

Portrait Parle (2006)

Ana Sokolović (CA)

Carol Lynn Fujino, violin
Paul Widner, cello
Gregory Oh, piano

The piece is inspired by a tableau from the French Police Department around 1900 used to identify persons. It is divided into twelve sections, each representing a part of the face. Each section includes up to forty small photographs, which illustrate in detail different types of ears, eyelids, chins, noses, etc. This board is only a poetic trigger. The harmonic material is derived from clusters.