Ritual in Transfigured Time (1946) - Maya Deren (Original Music by Feona Lee Jones)

I composed music ("Music Box of Lamentations" for Percussion ensemble) to Maya Deren's silent experimental film, "Ritual in Transfigured Time" to create my own twist on the narrative.

Other Maya Deren films I've scored:
Meshes of the Afternoon:    • Meshes of the Afternoon  (1943) - Maya Der...  
At Land:    • At Land (1944) - Maya Deren (Original Musi...  
A Study In Choreography For Camera:    • A Study In Choreography For Camera (1945) ...  

Performed by:

Conductor:
Galen Lemmon

Performers:
Joshua Kwan
Chris Pun
Matilda Loughmiller
Shota Otaguro
Niles Flynn
Sabrina Chen
Arianna Arias
Thomas Benton
Anne Hsu

Ritual in Transfigured Time (1946) is a short, silent experimental film directed by Maya Deren. Like Deren's previous work, A Study in Choreography for Camera (1945), she explores the use of dance on film through the lens of commentary of societal norms, metamorphosis, and anthropomorphism. The film is notable for its disjointed storytelling and use of slow motion, freeze framing, and unique blend of stage dance and film.

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As a composer some of my inspirations include: Maya Deren, Ligeti, Terry Riley, Penderecki, Bartok, Elliot Carter, Schnittke, Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Debussy, Chopin, Ravel, Poulenc, Wagner, Schubert, J.S. Bach, Johannes Ockeghem, Palestrina, Guillaume Dufay, Arvo Part, Beethoven, Chen Yi, Tan Dun, Elliot Carter, George Crumb, Kaija Saariaho, John Adams, Toru Takemitsu, Alan Hovhanes, Jaap Blonk, Meredith Monk, Bernard Herrmann, Cecil Tayler, Sun Ra, Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett, Michale Nyman, Yoko Ono, Robert Ashley, Sonic Youth, Tarkovsky, Kenn Russell, David Lynch, Stan Brakhage, Zhang Yimou, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Adam Elliot, Nino Rota, Coil, Aphex Twin, Plastikman, Can, John Carpenter, Tim Burton, Ang Lee, NIN, Angelo Badalamenti, Danny Elfman, Bernard Herrmann, David Raksin, Ennio Morricone, Cliff Martinez, Bauhaus, Oingo Boingo, Devo, Talking Heads, Gary Numan, Love & Rockets, Wire, PIL, Brian Eno, Roxy Music, Kraftwerk, David Wise, Dead Can Dance, Cocteau Twins, Tom Waits, David Bowie, Swans, Slayer, Metallica, Black Sabbath, Bjork, Frank Zappa, and John Zorn.

BIOGRAPHY

Feona Lee Jones currently lives in Santa Cruz, where she works as a freelance composer, pianist, and educator. As a composer and pianist, she continues to explore her own musical language, influenced by classical, jazz, North Indian classical, avant-garde film, experimental theatre, and electronics. Her music has been performed in the United States, Iceland, and Poland. She has been commissioned by prestigious ensembles, organizations, and artists such as the Del Sol String Quartet, Composers Inc., Awesome Orchestra, The Humane League, Opera on the Spot, Luger Hofmann-Engl, and Invoke String Quartet. Never satisfied with a single medium, she has worked in concert music, film music, interactive games, and most recently, opera.

ARTIST STATEMENT

As a composer, I strive to cross the cultural sound barrier, to erase existing boundaries between modern and ancient, East and West, masculine and feminine, physical and spiritual. Challenging norms and experimenting with possibilities in the sonic realm is at the core of my work as an artist. I hope to bridge disciplines working with and across disciplines. I avoid stereotypical ways of working with these media and have found my voice as a composer unifying them. Like most art forms, I believe the function of music is to create an experience, so that each work evokes a new conclusion, and is dynamic and evolving in nature.