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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.
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Long Path, performance at the Bowling Green New Music Festival
Long Path for solo piano and tape narration was performed by Solungga Fang-Tzu Liu at MidAmerican Center for New Music’s 2011 New Music Festival, “Method in Madness”, featured composer was David Lang. MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music’s 32nd annual New Music Festival At the heart of the [MidAmerican] Center’s activities is the renowned New Music
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2010-11 Ray Smith Symposium: “Music of Conflict and Reconciliation”
“Sounds of Tradition and Renewal” and features the following: Ethnomusicologist Gregory Barz screens his documentary “Inanga, A Song of Survival in a Daughter’s Rwanda” (8 p.m.) Ken Meyer, SU guitar faculty, performs Kevin Ernste’s “Roses Don’t Need Perfume” (9 p.m.) Acclaimed Albanian music duo Merita Halili and Raif Hyseni present a night of folk and
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Numina for flute, viola, harp, and live electronics
The word numina (plural of “numen”) is a Latin term meaning “noddings”, referring in the old Roman religion to the physical gesture of a divine decree…
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Seiend for brass quintet and live electronics
The title, Seiend (“Being”)–pronounced “zye-ent”–is a somewhat unused German participle found primarily in philosophical writings, referring to the ‘true and honest self’, a life lived without pretenses or embellishments.
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Crenshaw Stories, photos
“Transportation systems are not just means of moving people—they are metaphors of the cultural and spiritual links between peoples. Crenshaw Stories has been designed to stress the connections between us that may be found in the stories we tell about our lives. If we can better understand each others stories, we’ll be better able to…