Conner Simmons is a composer, double bassist, and media artist from Texas, currently living in NYC. Conner works in various worlds, including experimental performance art, film music, orchestral performance, harsh noise, making weird sounds, etc. They graduated from the University of North Texas in the spring of 2022 with degrees in composition and double bass performance and are currently pursuing a master of music in the Performer-Composer program at The New School.
everywhere all soaring
Composed January 2024 – Voice, Electronics, Instruments
“It soared, a bird, it held its flight, a swift pure cry, soar silver orb it leaped serene, speeding, sustained, to come, don’t spin it out too long long breath he breath long life, soaring high, high resplendent, aflame, crowned, high in the effulgence symbolistic, high, of the ethereal bosom, high, of the high vast irradiation everywhere all soaring all around about the all, the endlessnessnessness…” – James Joyce
From the composer: “The work takes inspiration from this quote, using minuscule fragments of text and dismantling, reassembling and stretching them out to create a tapestry that would become the work’s formal basis. Notationally, the work is left intentionally open, allowing performers to react to the sonic environment the work suggests in a way that is both natural and personal.“