'stain is short for sustain. In this piece, both single notes and motives are sustained.
These sustained gestures, rhythms, and notes infuse the piece with color - stain it, if you will, like a deep batik pattern.
Sustenance is what you live on, what you need to survive. What sustains you?
credits
from pulsoptional,
released April 6, 2007
Composed by Caroline Mallonée
Todd Hershberger, bassoon; marc faris, electric guitar; John Mayrose, electric guitar; Jennifer Fitzgerald, piano; Thom Limbert, marimba