Compositions

2007

Maybe the Monolith will just calm down (to listen)

Premiered in Taplin Auditorium, Princeton, NJ. Second in a series of three (including Sea Odyssey) using poetry written by Colleen Plimier for 4 channel tape, soprano and live vocal processing.

Grey and Spectral (click here to listen)

Premiered by the Princeton Laptop Orchestra in Taplin Auditorium, Princeton University, NJ, January 2007. For 15 laptop orchestra with individual hemispherical speakers and soprano, alto, tenor and bass soloists. Text by William Burroughs.

2006

shadow and silver/sombra y plata

Annabel Lee (click here to listen)

Premier, Escuela Nacional de Musica, UNam, Mexico, DF, may 2006. expanding on sidecar's previous work, Shadow and Silver visits the barbary coast and drake's vision of the east bay when pan sat on indian rock to watch the sunset while italians at cafe trieste sang old time opera at 2 on sundays.

2005

Luljala

premier January 30th, 2005 by the Piedmont Children's choir at the first congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way at Dana.

"Luljala" is a piece for treble Chorus and tape accompaniment. Using traditional and composed lullabies, the piece creates a dream world where the listener is exposed to both the pleasantries of dreaming as well as the dangers of dreaming. "Luljala" simulates that sense of a melody intermittently passing through the dream world, accompanying a strange journey.

 

The Emotions

Flowing, The Guide, Bursting, closed in (4 of the 8 pieces Click here to Listen)

Premier, Open studios June 2005. Comissioned by Joell Jones (www.joelLjones.com) to accompany instillation art work "The emotions." The emotions" is a series of eight short compositions that explore the ways to describe specific emotions. Each piece is arranged for various of instrumentation including voice, flute, electronics, Guitar and midi instruments.

2004

Timepiece (click here to listen to an excerpt)

"Timepiece" is an hour long collage of traditional and cabaret styled art songs laid within an electronic soundtrack. Performed by Heather Heise on piano, accordion, and toy piano and Anne Hege on vocals and electronic compositions as Sidecar, the piece has been performed throughout the bay area.

2003

Mouth Masks (click here to listen)

"Mouth Masks" is a solo vocal piece with live signal processing using Super Collider 2 programming by Chris Brown. Intermittently throughout the piece the singer uses mouth retainers to create physical disruptions in the natural shape of the palette creating different overtones and vowel sounds. On the avant guard side, take a listen.

As Full as the Sea

String quartet #1 performed by the Flux quartet

"As Full as the Sea" is a series of pieces that are woven together both temporally and spatially to create a feeling of beauty and a space between community, music and history. Set as a modern day campfire in the Mills College Greek Amphitheater on March 30th, 2003, "As Full as the Sea" is a collage of song, instrumental music, electronics and the beautiful spring night. Please contact me if you would like a recording of this performance.

2002

Sea Odyssey

Live in Taplin Auditorium, Princeton (click here to listen)

“Sea Odyssey” is comprised of four poems written by Colleen Plimier. This work, scored for spoken voice, sung voice, waterphone, koto and computer soundtrack, explores what it means to travel and come to determine ones own path. Inspired by the text, Sea Odyssey describes the relationship between an individual and the idea of fate, the balance of power between our destiny and any one of us. (for ease of downloading I have divided the piece into four sections but it is best if it is listened to as a continuous work.)