"Long Exposure" (2020) composed/performed by Gene Koshinski and Tim Broscious (Quey Percussion Duo)

Co-written by Gene Koshinski and Tim Broscious (Quey Percussion Duo), "Long Exposure" was composed during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 and was the result of a consortium led by Steve Weiss Music, commissioned by 43 percussionists around the world. Due to the unique circumstances of the time, the two composers worked together remotely, through the use of video and audio software.
The title comes from a photography technique called "long exposure,” which uses long duration shutter speeds to catch the “blur” of quick moving objects. This method inspired the use of the switch in our work (a thin rattan/bamboo rod) - similar to the common practice of writing in the air with a sparkler on the 4th of July.
The entire piece is structured around an 8-bar repeated phrase (3/4, 5/8, 3/4, 4/4, 3/4, 5/8, 3/4,10/8). While the work never strays from this cyclical timeline, there are many instances throughout that purposefully obscure the musical formula. Beginning in complete unison with body percussion, the piece continues to develop until arriving at the main theme at letter G (heard in the switch part). At this point, for the first time in the work, the players begin to separate while maintaining the unison switch pattern. Seemingly a mistake at first, a glitch in the system, the variance eventually infiltrates the entire previous pattern until the zabumba enters and re-establishes the main theme, now split amongst the two players. As the zabumba music evolves into a rhythmically intricate texture, a canonic section emerges, ultimately resolving back to the main theme in prime form. Now the players have added pitched handbells to the body percussion material. The handbells eventually become the zabumba mallet, creating multiple layers between the pitch of the bell, the batter head, and the resonant head of the drum before culminating in a short presentation of the original theme to close out the piece.
For score/parts visit: www.genekoshinski.com
www.qpdmusic.com
Video Editing: Bryden Gollhardt
Video Capture: Gage Kroljic and Graeme Leighton
Audio Engineering: Gene Koshinski, Tim Broscious, Bryden Gollhardt
MALLETS: Innovative Percussion CL-BD12 (Chris Lamb - Classic Wood)

[@shuggy1001]

This is incredible! The synchronisation between you guys is amazing, plus your ability to keep a straight face throughout 😂

[@sighcity]

Great stuff. They're like life-sized automatons.

[@oscargill423]

The creativity brings a gape to my mouth. The consistently _perfect_ synchronisation brings a grin to my face. The thought of how long this must have taken to perfect brings an ache to my head.

[@0ptymista]

same!

[@elhannankeller4347]

Amidst the many wonderful pieces you have composed and performed, this one stands out as my new favorite! Bravo to you both, Gene & Tim!

[@rhinrhino]

You guys are GENIUS

[@Noway-sg8md]

Superb on every level. The music choreography, syncopation, performance, and recording.

[@straussstrauss8242]

Magnificent performance! Bravo and thank you! Too bad for the video. In this type of piece we need to see this impeccable synchronization. It would be better to put the camera in front and never move it. We hear beautiful sounds and rhythms, but we do not see the synchronized gestures. Only jumping images. Magnifique prestation ! Bravo et merci ! Dommage pour la vidéo. Dans ce type de pièce, il faut voir cette synchronisation impeccable. Il vaudrait mieux mettre la caméra devant et ne jamais la déplacer. Nous entendons de beaux sons et rythmes, mais nous ne voyons pas les gestes synchronisés. Uniquement des images sautantes.

[@stgjjsam11]

Genius. And entertaining. The rhythms are catchy. The silent synchronization spellbinding. The players looking at each other in silence. "What now?". The use of the switch against air to create sound, the bells against clapper, then cloth, then in rhythm with the switches, so pleasant and natural. Something very outdoors feeling here, and the cymbals, busy life opening back up. Could have named it living through COVID-19.

[@anaelhonings8683]

Is it real? How can it it be possible to be so perfectly synchronized? I'm shocked!

[@0ptymista]

omg! słyszałem tutaj wszystko!

[@bachcustomdrums]

Αwesome idea and capture, shocking executive precision!!! I was listening carefully and I didn't found any finger flam or klap flam, even a stick air-sound flam between you, in the beginning!!?!! WOW!!! Incredible!!! Love it from the first minute. 🤘♥️👍

[@NaokoTakada]

Ah, I love the ending!!!!!! How fun.

[@jonathanwalther]

So, they have NO ear plugs! The metronome is in their heads. A masterclass in keeping tempo and micro timing. Bravo! For the lay person (esp. the first minute) it might look silly or easy, but it's brutally hard to accomplish such mastery. Keep on rockin' guys!

[@bdfonseca]

This is genius. Could be the start of a whole lot of video works exploring the theme. Simply Genius.

[@MattMusicianX]

😱😱😱😱😱 amazing

[@elartedelcajon3259]

GENIAL!!!! 👏👏👏

[@jonathanmartin8035]

merci de composer

[@Android-rz8ph]

Amazing!!

[@gourabshow3993]

😎👍

[@andreamundt]

Very cool! = )

[@mason11198]

theres something oddly funny with their expression and synchronization

[@jethred_]

perfect whooshing requires deep focus

[@justadrummer1954]

This should be called, We took the brown acid.