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Bower joins Peabody Institute music theory faculty.
... like an immobile procession...
about
Composed for and in collaboration with Zeitgeist, ... like an immobile procession... is a work for improvising chamber quartet.
instrumentation
bass clarinet, piano, and two percussionists
duration
6:30 - 8:30
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Columnar Fragments
about
Columnar Fragments, a trio for flute, violin, and piano, expressively articulates and sustains shifting impressions of monolithic structure through engaging textures, colorful orchestration, and playful virtuosity.
instrumentation
flute, violin, piano
duration
7:30 - 8:00
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The Echo Over the Voice
about
A chamber concerto for solo viola, chamber ensemble, and interactive electronics, The Echo Over the Voice is a
powerful, expressive work. Echo balances emotive lyricism and introspection with wrought polyphony. Colored by
a persistent harmonic complexity and sensitive balance of spectral and timbral unity, The Echo Over the Voice weaves
a dramatic narrative of concerto form and then vividly deconstructs those expectations.
instrumentation
solo viola, chamber ensemble (fl, cl, vln, vcl, pn, perc), electronics
duration
20:00
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soundSense
about
soundSense maps continuous data from a sensor network into an interactive and musical information display.
media
dynamic digital media
duration
continuous
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Preliminary Hearing
about
A short work for solo guitar, Preliminary Hearing explores gesture, space, and texture through a gentle, often
subdued virtuosity.
instrumentation
solo guitar
duration
4:00 - 4:30
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Oswenka
about
Oswenka marries the photography of TJ Lemon with an original sound installation. Together, they illustrate
Johannesburg's all-night choral and fashion competitions and the men who participate in them.
media
fixed mixed media
duration
continuous
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ombres d'un reflet
about
A work for fixed digital media, ombres d'un reflect illustrates a poetic text with orchestral-like textures
and polyphony while drawing inspiration from cinematographic techniques.
instrumentation
fixed digital media
duration
6:30
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Scenes/Duos
about
As a series of vignettes that succeed an initial, imitative presentation, this duet employs visual analogs in order to
create and then alter an image of musical and instrumental identity and its perception.
instrumentation
flute and viola
duration
7:00
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freely constrained
about
An atmospheric, indeterminate work, freely constrained originates as one movement of a collaborative project
with several other composers. This music for string quartet is a "variation" on a theme, though an illusory one as
the original theme seeds a process of pitch-class and rhythmic manipulation and obfuscation of the original material.
instrumentation
string quartet
duration
4:00 - 6:00
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maximum density, maximum penetration
about
With its insistent timbre and unrelenting dynamics, Maximum Density, Maximum Penetration borrows its theme from
the bass line in the Culture Club tune, Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?. A four part canon gradually deconstructs
this theme, leaving behind something much more sinister, caustic, and ironic.
instrumentation
available in a two glockenspiel or four glockenspiel version
duration
6:00
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t-diddy's wistful well of candy-coated mallet goodness
about
A restful, reflective work for solo vibraphone, this piece pays indirect homage to Toru Takemitsu while also taking
tongue-in-cheek inspiration from the film music of Thomas Newman.
instrumentation
solo vibraphone
duration
2:30
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Quiet Riot
about
Quiet Riot, a trio for flute, guitar, and violin, explores notions of counterpoint through a series of variations
and interludes.
instrumentation
flute, guitar, violin
duration
7:00
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Three Reminders for the Architect
about
A concert étude for three players, Three Reminders for the Architect illustrates text by Le Corbusier.
Conceptually, the piano represents mass and the antiphonal percussion surface; together, they function in relationships
dictated by the text throughout.
instrumentation
piano and two percussionists
duration
7:30
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The Assuaging of the Waters
about
The Assuaging of the Waters sets John Martin's painting of the same name. A sensitivity for inflection, color,
and unfolding time captures Martin's language of light and contrast in this abstract, but accessible work.
instrumentation
large orchestra: 3333-4331, 4 perc., 2 kb., harp, strings
duration
9:00
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The Raven Luminescence
about
The Raven Luminescence is a significant early work, a virtuosic composition for solo piano that explores inflection through both its harmonic structures and the recursive, affective temporality by which it evolves.
instrumentation
solo piano
duration
15:00
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Spaghetti Canons
about
Spaghetti Canons is a process-piece in a minimalist style. This short work consists entirely of a two-part canon
that, as the voices cross and interact, creates an undulating and propulsive texture.
instrumentation
solo vibraphone (also available as a duet for viola and cello)
duration
4:00
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