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Publication Date

4-21-2008

Year of Release

2008

Note(s)

Evan Wooley, guitar

Mark Haas, multiple percussion

Angela Crum-trumpet

Josh Richardson-trumpet

Pat Billups-trombone

Austin Seybert-trombone

Brass Quartet

Suite for Vibraset

Suite for Vibraset was commissioned by Chris Scarberry in 2007. The idea behind the second movement is to incorporate a richer harmonic language to the vibraphone. Although it is still rhythmically driven, the piece is more harmonically focused when compared to the previous movement. Metallic 'Things takes advantage of the metal surfaces found within the "Vibraset" setup.

Reading of War is Kind

Using the satirical poem "War is Kind" by Stephen Crane, this piece is meant to express the cynicism of Crane and the reality that he is explaining. The inspiration for this piece is a memory of the way a friend of mine from high school, Adam McCoy, recited this poem during his finals at a state forensics tournament. This dramatic interpretation has always stuck with me.

Anything left to surprise?

I came up with this title after reading a part from Robert M. Pirsig's 'Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance'. The author was mentioning different ways of looking at a handful of sand: that with one look there is nothing peculiar about it, with another look it may be understood as a small portion of a whole desert, with a deeper look the color, shape or texture differences between the grains of sand might be seen. What I got from it was that any familiar thing we look at can suddenly become surprising (again?) when it is looked at in 'another' way. The surprises in my piece are only the slight changes in the strict system that the piece is written in. Those appear as the differences within the sameness, a constant organic growth of some cell of intervals and a constant canon-like walking. The piece is naturally designed In a way to feature the slight changes (surprises) in 'the colors of the sand grains' (in different elements in music) and/or to make the exposed person think of the organization which all the elements work within. Just before my birthday, this also made me ask in what ways life can be surprising for a person after some age and a certain amount of experience.

This piece is dedicated to an amazing person that I knew and learned much from, who left our world very early this March, Ayse Kahyaoğlu.

What I Heard in the Night

Almost every sound in this piece is a manipulation of the recorded spoken words "difference" and “distance” heard at the beginning of the piece, except for the wind-like sound heard throughout and the high sme tone towards the end.

Electronic Piece 2008 (2004-2008)

This piece is created entirely from prepared guitar sounds which are then hyper-manipulated. This piece was created solely for the express purpose of the perpetual exploration of the sound spectrum and henceforth its underlying nature. The processes ensued within a low for the deconstruction and re-assembly of these sounds and to highlight various qualities. Much of this piece also applies subtle and gradual changes allowing for a methodical and complete approach to the aforementioned processes

Note

Smith Recital Hall

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | Fine Arts | Music | Music Performance

Marshall University Music Department presents a Society of Composers, Composition Concert, David Schoening, President, MU Chapter SCI, advisor:, Dr. Mark Zanter

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