Yvette Janine Jackson
2022-23 CoLABoratory Fellow
Yvette Janine Jackson is a composer of electroacoustic, chamber, and orchestral musics for concert, theatre, and installation. Building on her experience as a theatrical sound designer, she blends various forms into her own aesthetic of narrative soundscape composition, radio opera, and improvisation. Her works often draw from history to examine relevant social issues. She participated in ACO’s EarShot Readings with Naples Philharmonic in 2016.
The Work
Hello, Tomorrow!, for orchestra and electronics, takes its title from George Lefferts’ story that was adapted for the radio drama series Dimension X and X Minus One in the 1950s, and is a response to reading Naomi Oreskes’ and Eric M. Conway’s The Collapse of Western Civilization. Both use science fiction to depict a future made unrecognizable by human (in)actions. This composition is a reflection on the actions that can be taken today to bring about positive change. Building on Yvette Janine Jackson’s body of electroacoustic radio operas, Hello, Tomorrow! invites the listener to draw upon personal experiences and knowledge to construct the narrative.
Recent Work
Atlantic Crossing for EarShot: Naples Philharmonic (2016)
Lead support for EarShot CoLABoratory is generously provided by TD Charitable Foundation.
