April 07, 2013
Rutgers Today! Concert Featuring 3 of My Pieces
Today at 2PM Rutgers' Helix New Music Ensemble will perform KaleidoPsychoTropos for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano, Tchoupitoulas Byrd Song for Clarinet and Piano and Tango de Tonnerre (World Premiere) for Viola and Piano. I've been commenting on rehearsal videos and this is going to be really fantastic.
Here's the new music I've written since the last blog entry, as usual, all of the demos are available here:
2013:
For Solomon Eagle for Alto Recorder, Continuo, Bass, a strange hallucinogenic commentary on a Division by Solomon Eccles. Part of Daniel Wolf's New Divison project.
Pastorale for Flute, a short quirky not too difficult piece with interesting cross rhythms and East European melodic influences.
Jeux d'eau et de rochers for piano, a piano piece, full of curlecews and Scarlatti-esque wonder inspired by the waterfalls at Fontaine de Vaucluse.
With Sails Unfurled... for Saxophone Quartet, an exploration of East European melodies in rhythms, with some exciting transitions and climaxes.
Un Voyage a Cythere for 8 Euphoniums, a piece commissioned by euphonist, Robert Benton, for live ensemble or pre-recorded and one soloist. The score will be available after the premiere which looks to be sometime in the fall. It's a quasi-orchestral study in massive washes of sounds and heraldic anthems.
Traversees nocturne pour flute, clarinette, violon, violoncelle et piano. A study in the colors of night. Score available shortly.
2012:
La Perle for Flute Quartet a strange and ecstatic piece, inspired by my electronic piece, Turning the Pearl.
joujou for Toy Piano a short piece exploring an absurd classicism.
Tango #2 for Piano a nocturnal tango.
Tango Milonga III for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, the final movement in my Tango Milonga Suite, fast and furious, but still soulful.
Vistuo de Avignoun for Reed Quintet, a 5 minute piece which explores the sound worlds around our new home, Avignon, France.
Tango-Phantasie for Piano Trio, a full length piano trio tango, full of flair and quiet desparation.
Ox for Solo Cello a slow, almost static cello piece in a single line, inspired by the Bach C minor Sarabande.
And finally, after 22 years of putting it off, I've created a performable version of my Acid Bach Suite for Quarter-tone Tuned Keyboards. It requires 2 full size keyboards.
Here's a new realization:
Posted by jeff at April 7, 2013 06:12 AM