March 18, 2012
Three New Pieces, Solo Cello/Viola Tango, Tango for Milonga for Trio, Solo Flute Piece
I've got a bunch of exciting news and 5 new pieces, of which I'm only talking about three - so 3 new pieces. Two are finished; they're just being kept secret for the time being. The first new piece, which I'm talking about, is the big new solo cello/viola tango - Tango del Aquelarre. It's the sister piece for my Grand Tango for Solo Violin that I wrote for Karen Bentley Pollick. It's in a similar style, but has some new Baroqueisms that put it over the top.
Tango del Aquelarre for Solo Cello/Viola - Synthesized Demo
Tango del Aquelarre for Solo Cello - Score
Tango del Aquelarre for Solo Viola - Score
The second piece, I've recently completed is a short solo flute piece that called à part. It's a meditative piece which uses rhythmic quirks to appear to be 2 voices at once, but without the virtuosity necessary to realize the piece as in my last 3 solo flute pieces.
à part for Solo Flute - Synthesized Demo
à part for Solo Flute - Score
And finally, my big new Tango Milonga for a trio of clarinet, cello and piano. It's a fiery, dramatic tango with a lot of variety in the textures. I've arranged it for clarinet, bass clarinet and piano at a musician's request and I've made an arrangement for piano trio too. All the arrangements are available at my IMSLP page.
Here's a demo recording via YouTube.
Tango Milonga for Clarinet, Cello and Piano - Cello Part
Tango Milonga for Clarinet, Cello and Piano - Clarinet Part
Tango Milonga for Clarinet, Cello and Piano - Piano Part
Tango Milonga for Clarinet, Cello and Piano - Score
And some news, The Hutchins Consort has informed me that they've been in the studio recording my big piece for them, The Song of R'lyeh. I can't wait to hear it, as it's a quasi-orchestral piece with quartertone melodies throughout!
Duo Ahlert und Schwab's new CD of American Mandolin and Guitar Music is out on Naxos. You can hear it on Spotify, iTunes, or order it through Amazon.
Here's a playlist of all my YouTube performances and a few electronic pieces I've put together.
A couple of friends in Paris, violist/composer Nigel Keay and pianist Dora Cantella put together a recording session for my Tango for Viola and Piano and here's the very lively result.
Tango for Viola and Piano - Rehearsal Recording
Tango for Viola and Piano - Score
Tango for Viola and Piano - Viola Part