News/Updates:


News: 

A new version of blo(o)t will be performed on 27 July at 7:30 PM during the Darmstadt Summer Courses. It will subsequently be presented on 02 October at 8:30 PM at the Theater Zeebelt in The Hague. 

The Music from Stanford <541> Volume 4 CD has been released on innova.  This volume includes reflets/réflexions/implosions, performed by saxophonist Eliot Gattegno. Also available for download via iTunes. 

Works in Progress:

new work for contrabass flute, Paetzold bass recorder, baritone saxophone, harp, percussion, and piano (to be premiered by Ensemble Adapter in Berlin; ca. 11-12')

new work for ensemble (to be premiered by the Argento Chamber Ensemble; ca. 10')  

R = V +/- H  for flute(s) and percussion (to be premiered February 2011 by Ensemble Echoi at the University of Leeds, UK; ca. 7'30) 












Bio

Alexander Sigman (b. 1980) completed his doctorate in Music Composition at Stanford University, having studied primarily with Brian Ferneyhough.  He pursued further postgraduate study with Chaya Czernowin at the University for Music and Performing Arts Vienna, and attended the one-year intensive course of the Institute of Sonology at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague (Netherlands) during 2007-2008. Prior to Stanford, Sigman obtained a BM in Music Composition and a BA in Cognitive Sciences from Rice University.

 He has received performances at major international venues and festivals, including Centre Acanthes, June in Buffalo, the Darmstadt Summer Courses, the Abbaye de Royaumont, the Wellesley Composers Conference, the MATA Festival, the Klangraum Festival (Stuttgart), and Musica Nova Helsinki. His music has been performed throughout Europe and the US by such renowned ensembles as the Arditti Quartet, Les Percussions de Strasbourg, the New York New Music Ensemble, Ensemble SurPlus, and Ensemble Ascolta, as well as soloists such as Magnus Andersson, Eliot Gattegno, and ELISION Ensemble cellist Séverine Ballon. His works have been featured on several recordings, released on the Innova and Spektral labels, and broadcast on Radio France, WOBC, and KTRU.

 Sigman’s electroacoustic, video, and multi-media compositions have been featured on programs at the CNMAT (UC Berkeley), CCRMA (Stanford), DNK-Amsterdam, ICMC, the Sonorities Festival (Belfast), the In-Sonora Muestra (Madrid), SoundLAB VI (Cologne), and the FILE Hipersonica Festival (Sao Paulo), among others. 

Since his undergraduate studies, Sigman has received several commissions, awards and grants, including the American Composers’ Forum Encore grant, Columbia University’s Bearns Prize, a Fulbright scholarship to the Netherlands, a Julius F. Jezek commission prize nomination, as well as awards from ASCAP. In June 2007, he was Composer-in-Residence at the Musiques Démesurées festival in Clermont-Ferrand, France.  Furthermore, Sigman has been awarded residency fellowships by the Akademie Schloss Solitude (Stuttgart) and the Djerassi Foundation. 

 Also active as a researcher, Sigman has also authored several articles on various subjects, including a book chapter on music and aesthetics (to be published in an anthology edited by Steven Takasugi and Wieland Hoban) and a study of early Schönberg lieder, conducted at the Schönberg-Center in Vienna. He has presented lectures at numerous conferences and institutions, including Harvard University, the Musikhochschule Stuttgart, the Aspen Institute, the American Musicological Society Pacific Southwest Chapter conference, University of Leeds, Edinburgh Napier University, and Aristotle University Thessaloniki (Greece).  Since 2007, Sigman has been Co-Editor of the Search Journal for New Music and Culture (www.searchnewmusic.org)  and Managing Director of the 12-member Dutch ensemble Modelo62 (www.modelo62.com).

 


 

 

CV

Scores (coming soon)

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Compositions by Category

I. Major Projects/Cycles/Evening-Length Works:

 M.f.A. (in progress)

1.     terminal_5 (2008) for electronics (59”)

2.     the shining pillar (CW2) (2008-2009) for soprano saxophone, prepared piano, and electronics (ca. 8’)

3.     l’écume des jours (int-1) (2007) for bass clarinet and percussion (ca. 4-4’30)

4.     new work for Paetzold contrabass recorder, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone, harp, piano, and percussion (ca. 11-12’)

5.     int-1 x V,[3] (version II) (2008) for solo bass recorder and auxiliary percussion (ca. 5')

6.     terminal_expansion (2008) for 4-channel electronics (7’45

7. various sound installations 

 · to be performed in its entirety by Ensemble Adapter in Berlin

 performances of individual works: The Kenners (the shining pillar (CW2)); Musica Nova Helsinki performers (l’écume des jours (int-1)) ; various electracoustic music festivals and venues


Nominal Cycle: 5 works for various chamber formations (2006-2007)

1.     xy xy I II III (2006) for cimbalom and 3 percussion (ca. 10’)

2.     entartete musik 2 (2005) for viola and percussion (ca. 8’30)

3.     En[M]paS(s[e]ant) (2006) for string trio (ca. 9-10')

4.     the shining pillar of anti-beauty (int-0) for solo cello (ca. 6-7’)

5.     mi(e)S(e)-En-abîMe (version I ) (2006-2007) for bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and percussion (ca. 7’)

Noumenal Cycle: 5 works for various chamber formations and electronics (2007-2009)

1.     mi(e)S(e)-En-abîMe (version II) (2007) for mixed ensemble (ca. 7’)

2. l’écume des jours (int-1) (2007) for bass clarinet and percussion (ca. 4-4’30)

3. V, [3] (2007-2008) for voice, Eb clarinet, 10-string guitar, microtonal percussion, and piano (ca. 10’30)

4. detritus I (2009) for counter-tenor, trombone, electric guitar, cello, harpsichord/piano, 2 percussion, electronics, and video-projection (ca. 13’30-14’)

5. detritus II (2009) for electronics and video-projection (8’20)

performances of individual works:

 Nominal: Françoise Rivalland/Les Percussions de Strasbourg (xy xy I II III); Ensemble InAuthentica (entartete musik 2); Graeme Jennings/Ellen Ruth Rose/Leighton Fong (En[M]paS(s[e]ant)); Séverine Ballon (the shining pillar of anti-beauty (int-0)); sfSound, New York New Music Ensemble (mi(e)S(e)-En-abîMe I).

 Noumenal:  Argento Chamber Ensemble (mi(e)S(e)-En-abîMe II); Musica Nova Helsinki performers (l’écume des jours (int-1)); Ensemble Echoi (l’écume des jours (int-1), version II); Ensemble Asamisimasa (V, [3]); Daniel Gloger/Ensemble Ascolta  (detritus I).


II. Solo Instrument (with or without electronics):

 (W)reflets/reFlexions/implosionS (2008) for alto saxophone and 192 loudspeakers (ca. 11-12')

· premiered April 2009 by Eliot Gattegno at Scheltema Complex Leiden, NL

 ·     performed May 2010 by Eliot Gattegno at CNMAT, Berkeley, CA

 int-1 x V,[3] (version II) (2008) for solo bass recorder (ca. 4'30-5')

· to be premiered by Ensemble Adapter in Berlin

the shining pillar of anti-beauty (int-0) (2006) for solo cello (ca. 6-7')

· premiered  June 2007 by Séverine Ballon at  Festival Musiques Démesurées, Clermont-Ferrand, France

 · performed November 2008 by Séverine Ballon at the Klangraum-Festival, Stuttgart, Germany

 st.wl.-1 (2005) for guitar solo (ca. 4'30)

· premiered May 2005 by Magnus Andersson at Stanford University

·c.é. iii  (2005) for percussion solo (ca. 7')

· premiered May 2006 by Matthew Jenkins at Oberlin Conservatory

 Cabanes Eclatées (i/ii) (2004) for piano solo (ca. 15-17') 

·   premiered June 2007 by Pierre Courthiade at Festival Musiques Démesurées 

 Reflets/Reflexions/Implosions (2002/2006) for solo alto saxophone (ca.12')

· premiered August 2006 by Eliot Gattegno at the Darmstadt Summer Courses

 ·    performed in 2006-2007 by Eliot Gattegno at The Stone (New York, NY) as well as Stanford, Berkeley, Miami, Michigan, etc.

· performed June 2007 by Philippe Caillot at Festival Musiques Démesurées

· performed February 2008 by Eliot Gattegno at the Eyedrum, Atlanta, GA

 · performed February 2008 by Eliot Gattegno at the SCI National Conference, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

 · performed April 2009 by Eliot Gattegno at Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart

 

III.  Small Chamber Ensemble (2-4 performers, unconducted):

noyau(x)(CW2CS2) (2009) for 2 soprano or baritone saxophones and electronics  (3 versions: ca. 1’40; ca. 1’08; ca. 36”)

· premiered November 2009 by the Campbell/Straus Duo at Lousiana State University; performed at various venues in Louisiana

 the shining pillar (CW2) (2008-2009) for soprano saxophone, prepared piano, and electronics (ca. 8’)

·      to be recorded August 2010 by The Kenners (Eliot Gattegno, saxophone; Eric Wubbels, piano and electronics) at Amherst College; to be released Autumn 2010 on Spektral Records

 ·     to be performed by Ensemble Adapter in Berlin

 l'écume des jours (int-1), version II (2008) for bass flute and percussion (ca. 4’30)

· premiered July 2009 by Ensemble Echoi at the Black Box Theater, UC San Diego, CA

 l’écume des jours (int-1) (2007)   for bass clarinet and percussion (ca. 4'30)

· premiered  February 2009 at Musica Nova Helsinki

 · to be performed by Ensemble Adapter in Berlin

En[M]paS(s[e]ant) (2006) for string trio (ca. 9-10')

· premiered December 2006 by Graeme Jennings, Ellen Rose and Leighton Fong at CCRMA, Stanford University

 entartete musik 2 (2005) for viola and percussion (ca. 8'30)

· premiered May 2007 by Mark Menzies and Nick Terry of Ensemble Inauthentica at Stanford University

Through a glass darkly (2002) for string quartet (ca. 9-10')

· rehearsed/recorded July 2002 at Centre Acanthes by the Arditti Quartet

· performed May 2004 by the Formalist Quartet at Stanford University

 

IV.  Medium Chamber Ensemble (4-7 performers, conducted):

 detritus I (2009) for counter-tenor, trombone, electric guitar, cello, harpsichord/piano, 2 percussion, electronics, and video-projection (ca. 13’30-14’)

·  premiered May 2009 by Daniel Gloger/Ensemble Ascolta at Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart

 V, [3] (2008) for voice, E-flat clarinet, 10-string guitar, microtonal percussion and piano (ca. 10'30-11')

· to be premiered by Ensemble Asamisimasa

 Mi(e)s(e)-En-abîMe II (2007) for bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion (ca 7')

· premiered April 2010 by Ensemble Argento on the MATA Festival at Le Poisson Rouge, New York, NY

 Mi(e)s(e)-En-abîMe I (2006-2007)  for bass clarinet, cello, piano, percussion (ca. 7') 

· premiered April 2007 by sfSound at CCRMA, Stanford University

· performed August 2007 by members of the New York New Music Ensemble at the Wellesley Composers Conference

· performed July 2008 at the Darmstadt Summer Courses

xy xy I II III for cimbalom and percussion trio (2006) (ca.10')

· premiered September 2006 by  Les Percussions de Strasbourg (featuring Françoise Rivalland, cimbalom)  at the Royaumont Voix Nouvelles festival (France) 

to be performed Autumn 2010 by TimeTable Percussion (featuring David Shively, cimbalom); New York, NY 

il y va d’un certain pas (2004-2005) for bass flute, bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (ca.10'30)

· premiered April 2005 by the Ruckus Ensemble at Stanford University

· performed June 2005 by Ensemble SurPlus at June in Buffalo (NY)

· performed July 2005 by Ensemble SurPlus at Akademie Schloss Solitude     

 “Dauer, aus Ablauf gepreßt…” (2003-2004) for 4 voices and cello (ca. 10')

· to be premiered by the Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart


V.   Large Chamber Ensemble: 

blo(o)t [V, [3] x int-1 (version I)] (2008/2010) for 9-10 performers (ca. 10'30)

· premiered June 2008 by Ensemble Modelo62 at Scheltema Complex Leiden, NL

·    performed June 2008 by Ensemble Modelo62 at Barthkapel, The Hague, NL

·     performed June 2010 by Ensemble Modelo62 at Barthkapel

·     performed July 2010 at the Darmstadt Summer Courses

·     to be performed October 2010 at Theater Zeebelt, The Hague


VI. Electroacoustic/Multi-Media/Installations:

 detritus II (2009) for electronics and video-projection (8’20)

· presented May 2010 at CNMAT (UC Berkeley)

 detritus | reconstructions (2009): installation for 2 Piezo speakers, piano, and robot

· presented May 2009 on the performance practice protocol: performing future presences exhibition, Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart

 réflex_postlude (2009) for 6-channel electronics (5’30)

· broadcast November 2009 on WOBC (Oberlin) radio

terminal_expansion (2008) for 4-channel electronics (7'45)

· premiered April 2008 at the Royal Conservatoire, The Hague, NL

· presented May 2008 at DNK-Amsterdam, NL

· presented March 2009 during SoundLAB VI, Cologne 

 ·     presented May 2009 on the Moving Sounds Festival, Austrian Cultural Forum, NY

 ·     presented July 2009 at the Aspen Composers Conference concert, Aspen, CO

 ·     presented August 2009 at the Hipersonica Festival, Sao Paulo, Brazil

 (W)reflets/reFlexions/implosionS (2008) for alto saxophone and 192 loudspeakers (ca. 12')

· premiered April 2009 by Eliot Gattegno at Scheltema Complex Leiden, NL

Music for the film custody (Tariq Tapa, dir.) (2005/2008) (ca. 10')

·     premiered February 2008 at the Royal Conservatory, The Hague, NL

·     presented August 2008 at Sonorities Festival/ICMC, Sonic Arts Research Center (SARC), Belfast, UK

·    presented 17-24 October 2008 at In-Sonora Exhibition IV, Madrid 

Compositions by Reverse Chronology


detritus II (2009) for electronics and video (8'20)

--presented May 2010 at CNMAT, UC Berkeley, CA 

noyau(x)(CW2CS2) (2009) for 2 soprano or baritone saxophones and electronics  (3 versions: ca. 1’40; ca. 1’08; ca. 36”)

-- premiered November 2009 by the Campbell/Straus Duo at Lousiana State University; performed at various venues in Louisiana  

detritus I  (2009) for counter-tenor, ensemble, electronics, and video-projection (ca. 13'30-14')

--premiered May 2009 by Ensemble Ascolta (featuring Daniel Gloger, countertenor)  at Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart  

the shining pillar (CW2) (2008-2009) for soprano saxophone, piano, and electronics (ca. 8')

--to be recorded August  2010 by The Kenners (Eliot Gattegno, saxophone; Eric Wubbels, piano) at Amherst College, MA; to be released Autumn 2010 on Spektral Records

--to be performed by Ensemble Adapter in Berlin

W)reflets/reFlexions/implosionS (2008) for alto saxophone and wavefield synthesis or multichannel electronics (ca. 12')

--premiered April 2009 by Eliot Gattegno at Scheltema Complex, Leiden (NL)

l'écume des jours (int-1), version II (2008) for bass flute and percussion (ca. 4'30)

--premiered July 2009 by Ensemble Echoi, Black Box Theater/CRCA, UC San Diego, CA

blo(o)t [int-1 x V, [3]  (version I)] (2008/2010) for 9-10 performers (ca. 10'30)

--premiered June 2008 by Ensemble Modelo62 at Scheltema Complex, Leiden, Netherlands

--performed June 2008 by Ensemble Modelo62 at Barthkapel, The Hague, Netherlands

--performed June 2010 by Ensemble Modelo62 at Barthkapel

-- performed July 2010  at the Darmstadt Summer Courses

--to be performed October 2010 at Theater Zeebelt, The Hague

terminal_expansion (2008) for 4-channel electronics (7'45)

--premiered April 2008 at the Royal Conservatoire, The Hague, Netherlands

--presented May 2008 at DNK-Amsterdam, Netherlands

--presented March 2009 during SoundLAB VI,  Cologne, Germany

--presented May 2009 on the Moving Sounds Festival at the Austrian Cultural Forum, New York, NY

--presented July 2009 at the Aspen Composers' Conference, CO

--presented August 2009 during FILE Hipersonica Festival, Sao Paulo, Brazil

(W)reflets/reFlexions/implosionS (2008) for solo saxophone and WFS (ca. 12')

--premiered April 2009 by Eliot Gattegno at Scheltema Complex, Leiden Wavefield Synthesis space, Netherlands

int-1 x V, [3] (version II) (2008) for solo bass recorder (ca. 4'30)

--to be premiered by Ensemble Adapter in Berlin

Music for the film custody (Tariq Tapa, dir.) (2005/2008) (ca. 10')

--premiered February 2008 at the Royal Conservatory, The Hague (NL)

--presented August 2008 at the Sonorities Festival/ICMC, Sonic Arts Research Center (SARC), Belfast (UK)

--presented 14-26 October at the In-Sonora Muestra IV in Madrid 

V, [3]  for voice, E-flat clarinet, 10-string guitar, microtonal percussion and piano (ca. 10'30-11')

--to be premiered  by Ensemble Asamisimasa 

Mi(e)s(e)-En-abîMe II (2007) for bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion (ca. 7')

--premiered April 2010 by Ensemble Argento at the 2010 MATA Festival, New York, NY 

l’écume des jours (int-1) (2007)  for bass clarinet and percussion (ca. 4'30)

--premiered February 2009 at Musica Nova Helsinki

---to be performed by Ensemble Adapter in Berlin 

Mi(e)s(e)-En-abîMe I (2006-2007)  for bass clarinet, cello, piano, percussion (ca. 7')

--premiered April 2007 by sfSound at Stanford University

--performed August 2007 by members of the New York New Music Ensemble at the Wellesley Composers Conference

--performed July 2008 at the Darmstadt Summer Courses

the shining pillar of anti-beauty (int-0) (2006) for cello and optional electronics (ca. 6-7')

--premiered  June 2007 by Séverine Ballon at Festival Musiques Démesurées, Clermont-Ferrand (France) 

--performed November 2008 by Séverine Ballon at the Klangraum Festival, Stuttgart 

xy xy I II III for cimbalom and percussion trio (2006) (ca. 10')

--premiered September 2006 by Françoise Rivalland and les Percussions de Strasbourg at the Royaumont Voix Nouvelles festival (France) 

--to be performed in Autumn 2010 by TimeTable Percussion Trio (featuring David Shively, cimbalom); New York, NY 

En[M]paS(s[e]ant) (2006) for string trio (ca. 9-10')

--premiered December 2006 by Graeme Jennings, Ellen Rose and Leighton Fong at Stanford University

entartete musik 2 (2005) for viola and percussion (ca. 8'30)

--premiered May 2007 by Mark Menzies and Nick Terry of Ensemble Inauthentica at Stanford University

st.wl.-1 (2005) for guitar solo (ca. 4'30)

--premiered May 2005 by Magnus Andersson at Stanford University

il y va d’un certain pas (2004-2005) for bass flute, bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (ca.10'30)

--premiered April 2005 by the Ruckus Ensemble at Stanford University

--performed June 2005 by Ensemble SurPlus at June in Buffalo

--performed July 2005 by Ensemble SurPlus at Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart      

 c.é. iii  (2005) for percussion solo (ca. 7')

--premiered May 2006 by Matthew Jenkins at Oberlin Conservatory

--performed September 2006 by Matthew Jenkins in Minneapolis, San Francisco, UC San Diego, etc.

 Cabanes Eclatées (i/ii) (2004) for piano solo  (ca. 15-17')

--premiered June 2007 by Pierre Courthiade at Festival Musiques Démesurées

 “Dauer, aus Ablauf gepreßt…” (2003-2004) for 4 voices and cello (ca. 10')

--to be performed by the Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart

Reflets/Reflexions/Implosions (2002/2006) for solo alto saxophone (ca. 12')

--premiered August 2006 by Eliot Gattegno at the Darmstadt Summer Courses

--performed 2006-2007 by Eliot Gattegno at The Stone,New York, as well as Stanford, Berkeley, Miami, Michigan, etc.

 --performed June 2007 by Philippe Caillot at the Musiques Démésurées 2007 festival

--performed February 2008 by Eliot Gattegno  at the Eyedrum, Atlanta, GA

--performed February 2008 by Eliot Gattegno at the SCI National Conference, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

--performed April 2009 by Eliot Gattegno at Akademie Schloss Solitude

Through a glass darkly (2002), for string quartet (ca. 9-10')

--rehearsed/recorded July 2002  by the Arditti Quartet at Centre Acanthes, Avignon, France 

--performed May 2004 by Mark Menzies/Formalist Quartet at Stanford University




Listen

  1 reflets/reflexions/implosions (2002/2006)

Eliot Gattegno, alto saxophone

(CCRMA, Stanford University, 2006)


2mi(e)S(e)-En-abîMe I (2006-2007)

Matt Ingalls, bass clarinet

Florian Conzetti, percussion

 Ann Yi, piano

 Leighton Fong, cello

 Christopher Jones, conductor

 (<541>, Stanford University, 2007)


3)    xy I II III (2006)

 Françoise Rivalland, cimbalom

 Les Percussions de Strasbourg

(Royaumont Session de Composition, 2006)


4)   entartete musik 2 (2005)

Mark Menzies, viola

Nick Terry, percussion

(<541>, Stanford University, 2007)


5) terminal_expansion (2008)


6) detritus I (2009)

Daniel Gloger, countertenor

Ensemble Ascolta

Steffen Tast, conductor

(Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, 2009)


7) noyau(x) (2009)

Michael Straus, saxophone(s)

Griffin Campbell, saxophones

(Louisiana State University, 2009) 

 

                                            


Links


Festivals and Conferences: 

MATA Festival:  http://www.matafestival.org/

Borealis Festival: http://borealisfestival.no

Musica Nova Helsinki: www.musicanova.fi

Darmstadt Summer Courseshttp://www.imd.darmstadt.de/

Musiques Démesurées: http://www.musiquesdemesurees.net/

Wellesley Composers Conference: http://www.composersconference.org/

Aspen Composers Conference: www.aspencomposersconference.webs.com

Centre Acanthes: www.acanthes.com

Impuls Akademie (Klangforum Wien): www.impuls.cc

SoundLAB:  soundlab.newmediafest.org

Hipersonica Festival: http://www.file.org.br/


Venues:  

Scheltema Complex Leiden (NL): www.scheltemacomplex.nl

Le Poisson Rouge, NY:  www.lepoissonrouge.com

The Stone, NY: www.thestonenyc.com

Austrian Cultural Forum, NY:  www.acfny.org


Institutions, Conservatories, etc.:

Stanford University Music Dept: music.stanford.edu

CCRMA, Stanford University: ccrma.stanford.edu

Royal Conservatoire, The Hague: http://www.koncon.nl/

Institute of Sonology, The Hague: www.sonology.org

Akademie Schloss Solitude: http://www.akademie-solitude.de/

Djerassi Foundation: http://www.djerassi.org/


Ensembles:

Ensemble Adapter (Berlin): http://www.ensemble-adapter.de/

Argento Ensemble (NY): http://www.argentomusic.org/


Ensemble Ascolta (Stuttgart): www.ascolta.de


Formalist Quartet (CA): http://formalistquartet.com/

Modelo62 (Den Haag): www.modelo62.com 

Les Percussions de Strasbourg: http://www.percussionsdestrasbourg.com/?lang=en

Ensemble SurPlus (Freiburg)http://www.ensemble-surplus.de/


Soloists: 


Eliot Gattegno, saxophone: http://eliotgattegno.com/

Françoise Rivalland, percussion/cimbalom: http://www.moderecords.com/profiles/francoiserivalland.html

Séverine Ballon, cello: http://www.severineballon.com/


Record Labels:




Publications:

Search Journal for New Music and Culture: http://www.searchnewmusic.org/

Musik und Aesthetikhttp://www.musikundaesthetik.de/



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Contact

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