Composer Alex Shapiro's piece “Paper Cut” is reminiscent of a movie soundtrack to which the musicians can imagine their own dramatic scene. The piece asks the performers to “play” paper like a percussioninstrument – ripping tearing tapping and crumpling along with the electronic track even before they pick up their instruments to play along. A very creative and evocative work sure to stir the imagination of players andaudience alike. Free interdisciplinary curriculum for the piece is available for download at http://www.BandQuest.org.To perform the piece you'll need an audio system capable of playing the prerecorded audio tracks from alaptop computer via a small digital audio interface connected to an audio mixer. Download information is provided in the printed piece. (Grade 3)
