Tyshawn Sorey spent a hectic week at Big Ears Festival juggling collaborations, talks and performances, yet he found his real focus in silence and space. His new piece, Monochromatic Light (Afterlife)—inspired by the Rothko Chapel’s dark canvases and Morton Feldman’s 1971 tribute score—leans into deep quietude, inviting listeners to feel light emerge through subtle shifts in tone, time and texture.
Bass-baritone Davóne Tines, who performs in the piece, says those pauses are “places of reflection and rest,” offering a soothing counterpoint to our always-on world. Like Rothko’s paintings that reveal hidden light, Sorey’s music transforms silence into a living, breathing canvas—one that slowly unfolds and recharges anyone willing to sit with it.
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