Invisibles Pass By by Yo Goto

Invisibles Pass By (2006) was commissioned and premiered by the Kunitachi College of Music Percussion Ensemble in Tokyo, Japan, on October 1, 2006 under the direction of Kazunori Momose. This composition is based on an illusion that spirits (or elves) appear for fun in our field of vision. The piece also utilizes a concept of musical simultaneity creating contrast between momentary events and stillness. Six players occasionally perform in separate tempos, as the music subtly dances from player to player with the nimbleness of imps. These spatial gestures of musical events create the illusion that “invisibles are passing by” in front of us.