A bit of music concrete to close off the album. If the album was released on vinyl, this piece would be included as a hidden track.
A bit of music concrete to close off the album. If the album was released on vinyl, this piece would be included as a hidden track.
Diorama started as a character study, but it extended to the point it needed a structure beyond verse/chorus. Its also one of the few pieces built with harmonic, rather than modal, materials. Maria Alejandra Velasquez Restrepo – voice Lisa Jensen…
Jaunty is an estampie. Lisa Jensen – oboe David Sossa Fernández – guitar Brenda Lohrenz – keyboard Buff Allen- drums
Here’s another character study, starting with the words. Maria Alejandra Velasquez Restrepo – voice Brenda Lohrenz – keyboard Buff Allen – drums ~*~*~*~*~*~ Again we meet in our old haunt, the coffee shop Recount events that fill our days, o’er…
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 –…