Sync by Gabriella Reyna

Sync is a vibraphone duo by percussionist and composer Gabriella Reyna and is her first work published with Liquidrum Publishing.   Program notes from the composer about the work: My goal for this piece was to tell the story of two people who know each other so incredibly well, that they fed off each other’s energies, finished each other’s sentences, mimicked each other’s mannerisms, and more. I thought the best way to achieve that would be to have the two performers share their instrument, in this case, a vibraphone, so that no matter what they played, they would ultimately be creating one shared sound. I also sought to achieve that feeling harmonically and rhythmically. For the majority of the piece, the two parts create tonal and blended harmonies. In the few instances where dissonance and “crunch” is experienced, the two parts always quickly find their way back to their “home” tonal center. This “technique” was inspired by Jacob Collier. Rhythmically, I looked more towards Steve