Cerulealina(2018)

Duration: 8 minutes
for violin, cello, harp, percussion, double bass

Featuring:
Ying Zhang, violin
Andy Smith, cello
Emily Montoya Barnes, harp
Tim Jones, Luc Brust and Gabriela Ordoñez Villalobos, percussion
Geoff Neuman, double bass

Recording and mixing by Ron George, UNLV Recording Studio
Mastering by Gil Kaupp
Photo by Mark Maryanovich
Valley of Fire
Recording made possible by a Nevada Arts Council Jackpot Grant

 

 

It is also on YouTube:

Cerulealina is an imaginary world glowing with various shades of blue light. I chose this instrumentation because I felt it best captured the essence of this dreamy place, inspired by my favorite color, cerulean blue. Throughout the composition, the instruments intertwine and communicate with each other, creating a beautiful, sparkly and evocative landscape filled with energy. Each player has their own feature/solo throughout, which is influenced by my interests in writing pieces that feature jazz instrumentalists.

Time’s Arrest (rev. 2018)

for vibraphone and marimba accompaniment
Duration: 4 minutes

 

Here is a MIDI realization:

Score and Parts: $20

Visit Time’s Arrest

Valley of Fire Photo shoot by Mark Maryanovich

Elegy (Deserted)

for mezzo-soprano and alto saxophone
text is poem “Elegy (Deserted)” by Eryn Green

Duration: 3 1/2 minutes
Written for Megan Ihnen & Alan Theisen present… This World of Yes for premiere at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on the Nextet concert, November 13, 2018 in Doc Rando Hall.

Here is the FB event for more details: https://www.facebook.com/events/422568561609853/

North Star(2017)

for flute choir

North Star (2017) was live recorded by the UNLV Flutes under the direction of Jennifer Grim.

I’m thrilled to be one of the featured Music Now Composers at the 52nd Annual Contemporary music festival at Indiana State University! My composition Crystalline was selected for performance for Friday, October 26 at 3pm in Boyce Recital Hall in the Landini Performing Arts Center. https://www.indstate.edu/cas/cmf

Pianists Olga Shupyatskaya and Futaba Niekawa, who originally commissioned the piece and premiered it at Eastman School of Music July 2, 2017, are here to perform the piece alongside faculty percussionist, Jimmy Finnie and his student, Black Roach. Roby George, the director of bands here at ISU is conducting the work and it’s been a blast working with all of them.

In addition to the performance, I served on a panel alongside composers Roger Zare (orchestra composition winner), Marc Mellits (Guest Composer) and Matthew Kraemer (conductor of the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra), discussing topics on music business.

Updated score for my flute choir piece North Star is now available! This version is for performances that do not include narrator (the original one was commissioned to include a narrator to introduce the various instruments of the flute choir and is titled North Star: A Listener’s Guide to the Flute Choir). Both versions are listed here: Flute Choir.

The UNLV Flutes under the direction of Jennifer Grim recorded North Star on Friday, October 12th and I’m excited to share the recording soon!

Cerulealina will be recorded Fall 2018 with the support of a Nevada Arts Council Individual Jackpot Grant!

for violin, cello, harp, 3 percussion and double bass
Duration: 8 minutes

Cerulealina is an imaginary world glowing with various shades of blue light. I chose this instrumentation because I felt it best captured the essence of this dreamy place, inspired by my favorite color, cerulean blue. Throughout the composition, the instruments intertwine and communicate with each other, creating a beautiful, sparkly and evocative landscape filled with energy. Each player has their own feature/solo throughout, which is influenced by my interests in writing pieces that feature jazz instrumentalists.

Cerulealina(2018)

for violin, cello, harp, 3 percussion and double bass
Duration: 8 minutes

Cerulealina is an imaginary world glowing with various shades of blue light. I chose this instrumentation because I felt it best captured the essence of this dreamy place, inspired by my favorite color, cerulean blue. Throughout the composition, the instruments intertwine and communicate with each other, creating a beautiful, sparkly and evocative landscape filled with energy. Each player has their own feature/solo throughout, which is influenced by my interests in writing pieces that feature jazz instrumentalists.

Cerulealina was written for Bellor’s second album and will be premiered September 24, 2018 on the UNLV Nextet concert.