Don’t Call Me Norman
by James Holdman
Pat O’Keefe (cl.), Heather Barringer (perc.), Shannon Wettstein (pf.)
About James: musician/composer/improviser/educator.
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Colin Holter interviews James Holdman.
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On titles:
There are degrees of ambiguity and multiple meaning, if there’s any meaning at all. Part of the titling in strange ways is that I like the way that words sound juxtaposed, whether they have any meaning or not. Another aspect of these strange titles is that I’m interested in what kind of imagery they bring to the audience’s mind. You’re going to come up with your own idea about what it means—it’s not like “Prelude No. 3.” That in a way biases the audience, or confuses them, which is fine—because ultimately my music is not about anything at all. >>>>
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