The wreck of former boundaries—ELISION at 30. Peter Evans and Tristram Williams, trumpets. ELISION (Carl Rosman, clarinet; Joshua Hyde, alto saxophone; Benjamin Marks, trombone; Daryl Buckley, electric lap steel guitar; Joan Wright, contrabass). Part of the 30th Anniversary celebrations of the ELISION Ensemble, supported through a generous grant to the Centre for Research in New …
Performances Sarah Saviet, violin. Spectrum NYC. January 8, 2017. The Crutch of Memory Viola Yip, voice. Instrumentality/Vocality Conference, University of Huddersfield. January 14, 2017. I, purples, spat blood, laugh of beautiful lips Dejana Sekulic, violin. Art Base, Brussels, Belgium. March 5, 2017. The Crutch of Memory Ellen Fallowfield, cello. City University, London. March 7, 2017. The …
Caerulian. Carl Rosman, clarinet. HCR12, November 2016. Includes The wreck of former boundaries (B-flat clarinet). Recorded at Studio des Ensemble Musikfabrik, Köln, July – August 2016. Recording producer/mastering, Stephan Schmidt. Available here.
A very exciting autumn in store, with the premiere of The wreck of former boundaries, an ELISION European tour, a CD release, and a bit of performing as well. There are a few additional events that will be added as they are confirmed/un-embargoed. Performances ELISION. BIFEM (Bendigo International Festival of Exploratory Music), Australia, September 3, 2016. …
My current project—indeed the project that has been at the center of my compositional thinking for most of the last two years—is a piece entitled The wreck of former boundaries, a conglomerate of works—each sharing the same title—that includes a range of solo works, small chamber works, works for electronics, and a 35-minute ensemble work for …
I am on sabbatical leave this term, so mostly I am at home working feverishly to finish The wreck of former boundaries for its September premiere, though there are a few interesting, disparate events scattered through the winter and spring, including some work as a performer, as a conductor, as a CD producer, and miscellaneous other …
The final few months of 2015 are shaping up to be fairly busy. A few highlights: Performances Diego Castro, electric guitar. Orpheus Institute, Ghent, Belgium, November 11, 2015. The Pleats of Matter Jason Hardink, piano. Spectrum NYC, New York, USA, December 14, 2015. ten monophonic miniatures for solo pianist Guest Lectures Conversation/interview with Daryl Buckley about …
Video documentation of my Inaugural Professorial Lecture (23 March 2015) at the University of Huddersfield has been posted on YouTube. The full text can be downloaded here. Video Abstract Rhythm in Western music—particularly in notated music—operates under two basic and fundamental principles: subdivision and proportion. Notions of speed, duration, and pulse are all dependent upon …
Upcoming events for Spring 2015 … Carlos Cordeiro, bass clarinet. Spectrum NYC, USA, April 12, 2015. metallic dust Jeffrey Gavett, voice. 12 Nights concert series, Harold Golen Gallery, Miami, FL, April 21, 2015. I, purples, spat blood, laugh of beautiful lips ekmeles. New Music New College, Sarasota, Florida, USA, April 25, 2015. A painter of …
The premiere of The Pleats of Matter is now just under two weeks away. Diego Castro and I have been meeting regularly — generally once a week or so — for the last few months, sometimes working through small practical details, sometimes working to focus and streamline the electronics, sometimes making decisions about gear (we’ve been through …
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