Posts Tagged ‘piano’

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 [...]

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

“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 [...]

“Orbits”

Posted: July 27, 2009 in Current Projects, News
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I just completed “Orbits”, the viola and piano piece I described in my previous post.  Check out a score sample here! The tempo sequence (in beats per minute) is 100-120-80.  The transitions for the first two are: 100 to 120: eighth note quintuplets become eighths (page 3) 120 to 80: dotted quarters become quarters (pages [...]