Here’s the recording for The Rarer Action, which I wrote for my teacher Augusta Read Thomas’ new composition class at the U of C. Performed by: Julia Bentley, mezzo-soprano Constance Volk, flutes Austin Wulliman, violin Alison Attar, harp Greg Beyer, vibraphone Amy Briggs, piano ————————- Program Notes: Shakespeare’s The Tempest finds Prospero, the rightful Duke of [...]
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Recording of “The Rarer Action”
Posted: May 15, 2012 in News, Program NotesTags: alison attar, amy briggs, austin wulliman, constance volk, flute, greg beyer, harp, julia bentley, percussion, piano, Program Notes, Shakespeare, University of Chicago, violin
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Back in February I was in Norman, OK for the University of Oklahoma’s 4×4 Prizes, where The Concerto of Deliverance received its premiere. I had a great time working with conductor Emanuele Andrizzi, who’s also based here in Chicago. The concert recording is here. Enjoy!
Recording of “Orbits”
Posted: November 24, 2010 in NewsTags: amy briggs, orbits, piano, University of Chicago, viola
Here’s the recording of Orbits from the University of Chicago New Music Ensemble Concert! Featuring Amy Briggs, piano and Andrew McManus, viola. download mp3
“Orbits” at the University of Chicago New Music Ensemble Concert
Posted: November 11, 2010 in News, Program NotesI’ll be premiering “Orbits” with the wonderful pianist Amy Briggs this Saturday, Nov 13 at 8:00pm in Fulton Recital Hall at the University of Chicago! I wrote the piece back in June and July of 2009 (and wrote two posts on it back then), so I’m very excited to finally be performing it. Here’s the [...]
Ayn Rand’s Objectivist Imagery, for string quartet
Posted: July 14, 2010 in Current Projects, News, Program NotesTags: Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, objectivism, string quartet
“The rain was invisible in the darkness of the streets, but it hung like the sparkling fringe of a lampshade under the corner light…There was a thin gruel of mud on the pavements; he felt a gluey suction under his shoe soles and a chill slipping down past his collar.” (256) “The silhouette of a [...]
Recording of “The Generator” from Tomorrow’s Music Today
Posted: June 15, 2010 in NewsTags: eighth blackbird, University of Chicago
Last month eighth blackbird gave a fantastic performance of The Generator on the University of Chicago‘s Contempo series. I finally have a recording of the performance! (Note the very enthusiastic audience member near the end.) Many thanks to Michael Maccaferi, Matt Albert and Lisa Kaplan for their great work!
“The Generator”: the apotheosis of Atlas Shrugged
Posted: April 4, 2010 in Current Projects, News, Program NotesTags: Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, clarinet, piano, viola
“The crash of sound – the screeching crash of ripped metal and of pressures colliding on conflicting circuits, the sound of a monster turning upon itself – was heard only inside the structure. No sound was heard outside. Outside, the structure merely rose into the air, suddenly and silently, cracked open into a few large [...]
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Finished up the piece already! Here’s a score excerpt. The ending sort of synthesizes the two sides of what I talk about below – check out the last bit with even quarter notes in the winds against the piano’s “rational” rhythmic material from the beginning. The winds also add a few “wrong” notes to the piano’s [...]
“The Face without Pain or Fear or Guilt”: More from “Atlas Shrugged”
Posted: December 13, 2009 in Current Projects, News, Program NotesTags: Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, chamber music
Been a while since my last update! Had a busy but very rewarding first quarter at UChicago and took a little break from writing, but I’m finally back into it. Last year I wrote The Immovable Movers, a short piece for chamber ensemble that takes its title from a chapter of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged. [...]
