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HOCHIGAN
Silentium miles
‘Being that would rather leave us speechless.’

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HOCHIGAN
‘Being that would rather leave us speechless.’

Spiteful and suspicious,
the Hochigan is a miserly bushman
found on the various plains of places.
With a wariness of language
and a hatred of animals
(especially men and monkeys),
he stockpiles speech
with hostile vengeance.

DESCRIPTION:
Envious. Stoopy.
An extraordinary hoarder.
The type that takes his toys home in a huff.

VOICE:
Caught breath. A choral shh.

HABITAT:
Wherever everything is best unsaid.

I ain’t no baby, in no mood to smile.
I won’t ape ‘em cuz our ears are alike.
Nothing will ever make me say uncle.

Who do they think they’re talking to?
Calling me cutie, begging with please,
nothing will ever make me say cheese.

Nothing will ever make me say.

God, they’re ugly: behind bars, driving cars
in diapers, talking, taking up air and space.

Something tells me to take it away.
Something tells me to take it.

credits

from Necessary Monsters, released October 16, 2021
Music by Carla Kihlstedt
Words by Rafael Osés

THE PLAYERS:
Rafael Osés - spoken voice
Carla Kihlstedt - voice, violin, piano
Chris Fisher-Lochhead - viola
Theresa Wong - cello
Simone Baron - accordion
Rob Reich - accordion
Freddi Price - guitars, euphonium, car horns
Ben Goldberg - clarinet
Michael Mellender - electric bass
Jon Evans - bass, baritone guitar
Matthias Bossi - drums, percussion

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Carla Kihlstedt Falmouth, Massachusetts

Make things. Brake things. Start from scratch. Scratch the surface. Let it bleed a braid of music, sound & words.

Bands:
Rabbit Rabbit Radio, Tin Hat, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, 2 Foot Yard, Minamo, Causing a Tiger

Composed for: ICEnsemble, ROVA, SFGirls Chorus, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Variant Six, inkBoat, Present Music

Faculty:
NEC Contemporary Improvisation Dept., VCFA MFA Music Comp Dept.
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