A funeral song from Cymbeline. It is often sung in theatrical performance, though no music survives from Shakespeare’s era. Maria Alejandra Velasquez Restrepo – voice Lisa Jensen – oboe Holly Bryan – horn Trevor Tunnacliffe – baritone guitar ~*~*~*~*~*~ Fear…

In Cymbeline, Imogen runs away to the pastoral port of Milford Haven. This is incidental music for the setting. Brenda Lohrenz – keyboard

This one was made for jamming with friends. Geoff Webb – voice ~*~*~*~*~*~ You drink the holy water You drink the holy water You drink the holy water You stagger in the dark You stagger in the dark You stagger in…

An instrumental plaything in c# dorian based on a short repeated guitar pattern.

Ellipse started as a polyrhythm exercise, roughly imitating West African traditions. As the patterns gained melodies, I pared back the number of voices. The result is a different type of piece, but there are a couple places where some of…

This character study features an idiomatic guitar part. Normally I write simple lines that I can play myself, but David’s skill inspired me to try something a bit more challenging. Maria Alejandra Velasquez Restrepo – voice David Sossa Fernández –…

Advesperate is based on a Valentine’s day poem. The unabashed sentiment and traditional structure suggested setting it to resemble a sixteenth century Parisian chanson. Maria Alejandra Velasquez Restrepo – voice David Sossa Fernández – guitar ~*~*~*~*~*~*~ The rush is over now,…

This miniature salterello was used for the opening and closing of Cymbeline. It features some asymmetrical phrasing while still trying to resemble the historical dance. Lisa Jensen – oboe Buff Allen – drums and percussion

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Maria Alejandra Velásquez-Sossa – soprano David Sossa Fernández – guitar Notes: The concept of figure and ground is basic to perception. Sound and silence obviously fits the concept in music generally, as does melody and harmony. In this particular piece,…