let go of control

Vimeo player for a video showing the graphic score for LET GO OF CONTROL with the six Decibel members performing it. The performers are shown in small square frames at the top of the screen. The score has a black background with six parts hand drawn in white. The video length is 2:07

LET GO OF CONTROL was commissioned by Decibel New Music Ensemble for their 2 Minutes from Home commission series, which saw 20 x 2 minute new works composed in 2020 during COVID-19 lockdown, designed to be performed by the musicians in their own homes.

This page of Decibel’s website includes a podcast episode where Decibel’s artistic director Cat Hope chats with Thembi about the creation of LET GO OF CONTROL and composing during lockdown.