Purge

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…


Lope

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


Ellipse

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…


Hermetic

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

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,…


Flummox

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


Figure and ground

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,…


Adventure swimming

Maria Alejandra Velásquez-Sossa – soprano Notes: A three-part round realized through digital delay. Lyrics: Plunge into the roiling black Pry yourself from barnacle now Shock! suck breath in Shock! push breath out Tumbling in seaweed Singing mussels sigh farewell Is…


Perpetuum

David Sossa Fernández – guitar Notes: The repeated 15 note pattern from the Penguin Cafe Orchestra’s Perpetuum Mobile is infused into this piece.