contact:
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compositions
instruments
improvisation
compositions
noise
give me power
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noise
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percussion
path to ground
crosswise
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small ensemble
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large ensemble
re-turn
(excerpt)
vacillate
(excerpt)
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electronics
from red
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excerpt 1
from red
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excerpt 2
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small ensemble
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piano
in transit
stumble
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electronics
claustrophobia
; changeName('give me power'); changeTable('as the power wanes in battery powered devices they being to take on a whole new life. created primarily using circuit bent guitar pedals and 9V batteries at various stages of charged, the piece questions the "need for power" and highlights the sonic and metaphoric beauty of denying power to the power hungry.
'); scorePic('score', 'images/givemepower.jpg');)
; changeName('path to ground'); changeTable('each performer follows a part which has different paths to follow. each schematic symbol that the player encounters represents a different sonic event or a manipulation of the currently occuring event. the laptops and electronics gradually overtake the "acoustic" instruments. ----- performed by the sonic boom ensemble with live circuit bending by elisabeth mcmullin. ----- april 15, 2009. ----- roy o. disney hall. [note the beginning is extremely quiet]'); scorePic('score', 'images/pathtoground.jpg');)
; scorePic('score', 'images/crosswise.jpg');changeName('crosswise');changeTable('the second in a series of short mallet studies examining dragging time and bewilderment. for 2 marimbas, triangle, & bass drum. ----- read by amy knoles, yumi lee, & bob ladue. ----- may 15, 2008.');)
; scorePic('score', 'images/re-turn.jpg'); changeName('re-turn (excerpt)'); changeTable('re-turn is a study in reinventing an old song. expanding the themes from a guitar piece wrote i wrote in 2003 i created an entirely new work. for clarinet, violin, cello, piano, & percussion. ----- performed by the california ear unit. ----- april 22, 2008.');)
; scorePic('score', 'images/vacillate.jpg'); changeName('vacillate'); changeTable('an exploration of instability, wavering, & confusion. for oboe, trumpet, trombone, vibraphone, 2 violins, contrabass & electric guitar. ----- performed by the new century players. ----- december 3, 2007.');)
; scorePic('score', 'images/red1.jpg'); changeName('from red (excerpt 1)'); changeTable('composed & mixed live for a dance piece by pam gonzales. ----- performed december 6-8 2007. ----- sharon d. lund dance theater.');)
; scorePic('score', 'images/red2.jpg'); changeName('from red (excerpt 2)'); changeTable('composed & mixed live for a dance piece by pam gonzales. ----- performed december 6-8 2007. ----- sharon d. lund dance theater.');)
; scorePic('score', 'images/intransit.jpg'); changeName('in transit'); changeTable('a work about life in flux. for soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, & piano. ----- performed by the trio saxiana. ----- march 2007. ----- grant recital hall.');){kind=spacer}
; scorePic('score', 'images/stumble.jpg'); changeName('stumble'); changeTable('a gestural piano piece. sequenced version.');)
; scorePic('score', 'images/claustro.jpg'); changeName('claustrophobia'); changeTable('composed to an animation by dennis miller. ----- performed by elisabeth mcmullin (bass & electronics) & r. whitney souders (violin). ----- spring 2005.');)
