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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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
“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 [...]
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 [...]
