People In The Home (for solo piano and delay pedal)

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For solo piano and delay pedal
November 2016
Duration: ~11 minutes

People In The Home - Michael Malis (for improvising pianist and looper pedal) Detroit Institute of Arts 3.9.2018 Friday Night Live Series: Sonya Belaya & Friends

A meditation on homes and ghosts.

A month after moving into a new apartment with my then-fianceé Carmen, I turned randomly to a page in the I Ching. The hexagram listed was called "People in the Home". This became a mantra for thinking about spaces -- who occupies them, and what ghosts from previous occupants linger.

I think of this piece as a character study; it's meant to evoke a particular mood more than sound a particular way.

Brought to life masterfully by Sonya Belaya.