Sandy Speaks by Matana Roberts/ odds and ends.... published on 2020-05-31T22:34:11Z this is a mixed media sound quilt in my I CALL AMERICA series that was premiered last year at the Time Spans festival in NYC. the score on this was a mix of digital and analog, i will link to the video on my website soon. Sandra Bland did not deserve death. She should be here along w/ George Floyd and all the other victims of police brutality. it was honor to create this and work with the fine musicians listed here: I call america: Sandy Speaks... , 2019 * World premiere Commissioned by The Earle Brown Music Foundation Charitable Trust Jaimie Branch, trumpet Matt Lavelle, bass clarinet and pocket trumpet Maria Grand, tenor saxophone Geng/King Vision Ultra, wordspeak and sampler Roberto C. Lange, wordspeak/electronics Tomas Fujiwara, drums International Contemporary Ensemble Joshua Rubin, clarinet Ryan Muncy, saxophone Rebekah Heller, bassoon Levy Lorenzo, percussion Cory Smythe, piano Mariel Roberts, cello Genre beyond experimental music