Performed on a single vibraphone, Table Talk was commissioned by chamber percussionists Arx Duo in 2016. Drawing from the idea of piano “4-hand” music, Table Talk explores the concept of percussion 4-hand utilizing a shared percussion set-up. Preparations include the placing of temple bowls, soda can, crotales, pieces of wood, a metal plate, plastic cup, wood blocks, and small gongs. The piece evolved as an attempt to stretch the idea of what a vibraphone could sound like, from exploiting the subtle timbral shifts of a single note, to masking its identity completely through the combinations of other items placed on top of it.
