Pale as Centuries (2011)

Sarah Kirkland Snider’s Pale as Centuries gets a lot mileage out of the simple guitar figure that opens the work. Pale as Centuries builds in intensity and drive as the full ensemble enters, expanding the opening figure and introducing new material all while moving from musical collage to a single, organic musical statement.

From its opening guitar notes, Sarah Kirkland Snider’s Pale As Centuries conjures the ornate beauty of antiquity and strips it away to show every layer and bone.