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New work for global hyperorgan at Orgelpark, Amsterdam
A new piece for “global hyperorgan”, commissioned by organist Randall Harlow to be presented in June of 2025 at Orgelpark, Amsterdam. The work will result in simultaneous performances in Amsterdam, Las Angeles, and Melbourne.
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CAGE | Bertoia record release
Weighter Recordings release of CAGE | Bertoia, recorded at The Johnson Museum of Art by Kevin Ernste. All tracks improvised by CAGE (Kevin Ernste, Tim Feeney, Annie Lewandowski, and Christopher J. Miller) on sculptures by Harry Bertoia in the collection of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University. Recorded in the Museum in…
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Music in the American Wild: Interregnum
The Music in the American Wild audio and video albums, including my piece Interregnum for chamber ensemble and bowls of water are now available on iTunes/Apple Music (audio and video), Amazon, or through ArtistSharer.
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New CD: Draw the Strings Tight w/ Kenneth Meyer
This new disk with guitarist Kenneth Meyer features my piece, Roses Don’t Need Perfume, for solo guitar and live electronics. In addition to the inclusion of my work, I was sound recording engineer for the project.
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Palimpsest for String Quartet and Electronics
Palimpsest was composed for the magnificent JACK Quartet, the result of a Fromm Music Foundation Commission, and is dedicated to Hans Abrahamsen.
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AdWords™/Edward at the Georgia Museum of Art
AdWords™/Edward for ensemble with Google Glass, a commission of the Google Explorers project via Cynthia Johnston Turner, will be performed at the Georgia Museum of Art as part of the 2014 Spotlight on the Arts. AdWords™/Edward, is dedicated to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. In it, performers *wink* to advance through a series of short, looped phrases
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Palimpsest at Sweet Thunder 2014
Palimpsest for the JACK Quartet will be performed at this year’s Sweet Thunder Festival (hosts Rand Steiger and Steven Schick)
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Palimpsest: JACK Quartet, for string quartet and electronics
Announcing a a new work for the JACK Quartet.
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Nisi (“Island”) and Kajato, with Adam Unsworth on Equilibrium Records
CD with hornist Adam Unsworth on Equilibrium Records via Albany Music Distribution. The disk will include two Ernste compositions: Kajato for horn and electronics and Nisi (“Island”, 2012) for horn and live electronics.
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Nisi for horn and live electronics
Nisi was composed for hornist Adam Unsworth, motivated by his highly personal approach to the horn. It is dedicated to composer Iannis Xenakis to commemorate his 90th birthday (May 29th, 2012), inspired by Xenakis’s singular spirit, his totally unique sonic palette, and the uncompromisingness of his ideas.