The composer Ken Ueno amplifies traditional instruments to uncover new worlds of sound, and his “Contemplation on Little Big Muff” gave Christophe Roy's amplified cello a strange and unsettling intensity, probing into sustained tones and building drama from the timbral textures that were revealed. There were few concessions to loveliness, but the piece had a fascinating, elemental power that resonated long after it ended.

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