Soda Song

Posted on 2020-04-062021-01-10 Posted in Compositions, ProjectsTagged DIY, found object, household object, multi solo, multi-percussion, open instrumentation, percussion, play at home, soda can, solo, unconventional instrumentationLeave a comment

Duration: 4 minutes

Difficulty: ★★★☆☆

Released: 2020.04.04

Players: (1) 5 Soda Cans

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dedicated to the University of Michigan Percussion Studio

About “SodaSong”

“SODASONG” was written in April of 2020 after a conversation with Doug Perkins. Since most of the United States was under lockdown (due to COVID-19), many percussionists and students found themselves without access to instruments owned by schools and universities.

“SODASONG” was written as a multi-percussion solo designed for percussionists to play with materials found throughout their homes. While originally composed for 5 soda cans, “SODASONG” can be performed on any five pitched objects (glass bottles, plates, paint cans, tom-toms, etc).

Structurally, “SODASONG” switches between duple-meter and triple-meter sections, each with their own melodic themes.

“SODASONG” is a great piece for students with limited access to instruments and for students interested in or looking to explore multi-percussion music.

Thank you to Neil McNulty, Ancel Neeley, Pete Nichols, Doug Perkins, Hohner Porter, Johnathan Rickard, Chris Sies, Sui Lin Tam + Daniel Vila for being a part of the #SodaSong digital world premiere on April 14th, 2020.

video by Doug Perkins

video by Chris Sies

2020.01.30 | Masters Recital #1

Posted on 2020-01-31 Posted in General BlogsLeave a comment

Clark UM Recital 2020 A

SETLIST

“Projections Of (What) Might…” – Glenn Kotche
“Phantasmagoria” – Tobias Broström
“Side By Side” – Michio Kitazume
“Interzones” – Bruce Hamilton
“Run” – Clark Hubbard

Light Cycles

Posted on 2020-01-302021-01-10 Posted in Compositions, ProjectsTagged color, commission, cycles, movements, solo, violinLeave a comment

Duration: 16 minutes

Difficulty: ★★★★☆

Premiered: 2019.09.07

Players: (1) Violin

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(Commissioned by Claire Niederberger + The Post Cortona Premieres Project)

About “Light Cycles”

“Light Cycles” is a 17 movement work written for and commissioned by my friend Claire Niederberger. I asked Claire to send me a list of 10-20 specific colors and she selected each shade primarily based on the name of the color. While I composed each movement, I was primarily influenced by the visual hue of each color. My goal, when developing this work, was to create a flexible and customizable performance piece. “Light Cycles” is designed to accompany a wide array of programming settings. As many or as few movements can be performed in a given performance as the performer desires, the movements can be played in any order, and the movements can be performed continuously or scattered throughout a given setlist.

#F0F8FF • ALICE BLUE
#8DA399 • MORNING BLUE
#6D9A78 • OXLEY
#989F7A • SAGE
#E6E200 • PERIDOT
#FFFF99 • CANARY
#F4CA16 • JONQUIL
#EAA221 • MARIGOLD
#CC7722 • OCHRE
#A38068 • MOCHA
#CB410B • SINOPIA
#CC8899 • PUCE
#DE5D83 • PRIMROSE
#BD33A4 • BYZANTINE
#5A4FCF • IRIS
#645452 • WENGE
#353839 • ONYX