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Ambient
P
Ambient P was composed in response to David McIntire and Irritable
Hedgehog's Putney Project. The work is unique in my output up to this
point. David’s challenge gave me the perfect opportunity to explore an
style of composition that I have been interested in for some time. Ambient P uses material
derived from David's early exposure to the EMS VCS-3, also know as the
Putney.
Putt'n
Around
Putt'n Around was composed in response to David McIntire and Irritable
Hedgehog's Putney Project . The work uses material derived from David's
early exposure to the EMS VCS-3, also know as the Putney.
Child's
Play
Child's Play is the third piece in a series of works that explore my
daughter’s (Lila’s) toys.
With
My Eyes Shut
With My Eyes
Shut is the second piece in a series of works that explore
my daughter’s (Lila’s) toys. With
My Eyes Shut was written for
clarinetist Mauricio Salguero, who performs on this recording. PDF Score
Noises
Everywhere
Noises
Everywhere was inspired by a snippet of text from the classic
children’s book “Goodnight Moon” by Margaret Wise Brown, a book my
daughter and I love to read at bedtime. The work uses sound materials
derived from my daughter’s (Lila’s) toys. Noises Everywhere was
commissioned by the American Society of Composers, Authors, and
Publishers and the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United
States as part of the ASCAP/SEAMUS Student Commission Competition 2008,
and was finalist at the International Competition for Composers "Città
di Udine" 2010.
Scrap
Metal
Scrap Metal
is an electroacoustic work that explores relationships between sonic
material produced on the piano and various metal produced sounds.
Scrap Metal
was commissioned by the Music Teachers National Association and the
Missouri Music Teachers Association. Scrap
Metal was selected for recognition at the 35th Bourges
International Competition of Electroacoustic Music and Sonic Art (2008)
- Trivium, Instrument and Electronics. Blas Gonzalez,
piano. PDF Score
And
Death...
And Death...
is a short work inspired by the poem, “And Death Shall Have No
Dominion,” by Dylan Thomas. And
Death... is an elaboration of the poem, taking the ideas
presented and inferred and infusing them into the sonic realm.
Many of the sounds that are used in the composition are specifically
mentioned in the poem and create a direct connection between the two
works. These sounds are also used to capture my interpretation of
the poem through concrete usage as well as constructing textures and
gestures that are related to the emotional contour of the poem. And Death… was selected as one of
three Prize Winners at the 9th Electroacoustic Composition Competition
Música Viva 2008 (Portugal) and was selected as a Finalist at the VII
Concurso Internacional de Miniaturas Electroacusticas 2009 (Spain).
Chage
in the Summation
Change in the
Summation is a study of the continuum between the limits of
pitched and noise-based materials, a change in the "spectral
summation." The title also refers to a change in my own
compositional practice; an exploration and conscious integration of
controlled pitched material into the fabric and structure of the
electroacoustic work. Change
in the Summation was awarded Second Prize at the 2008
ASCAP/SEAMUS Student Composition Competition, and was selected as a
Finalist at the 2007 ETH Zurich Digital Arts Week Stereophonic
Soundscape Competition.
Friction
Friction
explores the sounds and structures that are produced when a secondary
force is applied to an object in physical contact with another;
overcoming the force of friction and creating motion, heat, and sound
in the process. The work is focused on the buildup of this
secondary force and the ultimate release of energy as the force of
friction is exceeded. The sonic material in the work is based on
real-world sounds produced during this physical process. Friction was
awarded Third Prize at the 2nd International Electroacoustic Music
Contest – CEMVA – 2008, and was selected for recognition at the 33rd
Bourges International Competition of Electroacoustic Music and Sonic
Art (2006) (Trivium, Programmatic).
Forgotten
Dreams
Forgotten
Dreams is an electroacoustic composition that integrates live
double bass performance with digital audio and live computer
processing. The inspiration for the work came from the feeling of
abruptly waking from a dream (or in my case usually a nightmare), and
not knowing exactly what had transpired to force consciousness. The
composition explores the possibilities of these dreams, elaborating on
snippets of information that can be recalled. Forgotten Dreams was awarded First
Prize at the 2004 International Society of Bassists Composition
Competition - Media Division. Preformance by Nicolai Jacobsen,
double bass. PDF
Score
Darkness
Comes to the Woods
Darkness
Comes to the Woods is an electroacoustic composition that
integrates live acoustical performance with tape and interactive
electronics. The work is a setting of Norbert Krapf's poem
“Darkness Comes to the Woods” from his book Somewhere in Southern
Indiana. The poem was chosen, in part, because of the poet's ties
to where I grew up in southwestern Indiana, and the images that it
brought forth upon my first reading. In the poem, Krapf uses the symbol
of water to describe the darkness that is overtaking the woods.
This symbol is carried into the tape part be using easily identifiable
sounds such as running water and thunder. These sounds, along
with others, are used to create a dark and menacing texture, which
compliments and exaggerates the text and vocal line.
“Darkness Comes to the Woods” from Somewhere in Southern Indiana, by
Norbert Krapf. Used by Permission of Time Being Books.
Copyright 1993 by Time Being Press. All rights reserved.
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