I couldn’t wait to share this! Here’s a pdf of the first 7 pages of the “Glam Bugs” movement. I finished the manuscript on Saturday, and I started engraving yesterday.
Eleven Incarnations
A Look at the Beginning of the End: A Moment That’s Been Prepared For
Here’s just a glimpse at the first page of the last movement of my dissertation symphony, Music for Orchestra in However Many Incarnations. This movement is for T.B. (not the disease… the actor…)
Updates
I noticed that I haven’t written in awhile, so I thought I’d post a quick update.
I’m now fully re-located to St. Paul and I absolutely love it. I’ve been working on some music for Pierrot ensemble. Right now I’m just calling it Void Music but I’m also toying with the idea of calling it Music Crossing a Void or Music through a Void or something like that. This is music that I’m writing in collaboration with visual artist Gabriel Pionkowski, and I’ll present it at a lecture recital in Madison this September.
I also decided that I’m going to turn in not eleven movements for my dissertation, but seven. I think seven is much more manageable and it will yield a more solid piece. I think I’ll some day write for the remaining four, though.
As it stands, I think the order of the movements for the symphony (now titled Music for Orchestra in Seven Incarnations) will be:
I. The First: W.H.
II. The Second: P.T.
III. The Ninth: C.E.
IV. The Seventh: S.M.
V. The Third: J.P.
VI. The Fifth: P.D.
VII. The Fourth: T.B.
The remaining four, then, will make a fabulous symphony on their own, too. Possibly:
I. The Tenth: D.T.
II. The Eighth: P.M.
III. The Sixth: C.B.
IV. The Eleventh: M.S.
Anyway, as it stands, I’ve got 1-1/2 more movement to complete, and I’ll be finished with the dissertation in time for a December 2011 graduation.
Interview on “The Inoculated Mind”
I’m excited to announce that my interview about the “Eleven Incarnations” symphony with Ariela Haro von Mogel will air on her husband Karl’s weekly show, “The Inoculated Mind.” His show airs Mondays 8-9am on Madison’s WSUM 91.7 FM. My interview will take place on his 25 April show, so tune in!
And if you’re not in the Madison area, you can also listen to WSUM online as well as through iTunes.
Music on YouTube
So, I’ve uploaded the performance of the first two movements of my 11 Incarnations to YouTube. It’s just the audio of the performance. Although, I’ve edited things together to also include a little excerpt from a secondary text that describes the Doctor’s personality. I hope you enjoy!
Symphony Concert Streamed
Well, I’m just so absolutely pleased with the UW Symphony concert on the 25th. They all played so well… I couldn’t be happier. They’ve streamed the concert on the School of Music’s website. Please listen to the entire concert, as everyone played so well. My piece, if you just want to fast-forward, begins the “Part 2” link.
Just go here to listen. Find the Symphony concert listed on 25 February, click on that, and the rest should be clear from there.
77 Square Article About the Symphony Concert
Program Note
Here’s the program note for the upcoming performance of W.H. and P.T. Hopefully it’s to-the-point, especially for people who have no idea what Doctor Who is. (And if you don’t… you’re really missing out!) Again, 25 February at 8:00pm in Mills Hall at the Humanities Building in Madison, WI. UW Symphony performs with Prof. James Smith conducting. Also come to support the winners of the concerto competition!
Performance of W.H. and P.T. at UW Symphony Concert
I’m pleased to announce that the UW Symphony with conductor James Smith will perform the first two movements of my Music for Orchestra in Eleven Incarnations. The concert is 25 February 2011 at 8:00pm in Mills Hall in the Humanities Building at 455 N. Park St. in Madison, WI. This concert also features winners of the concerto competition: Ravel’s Don Quichotte a Dulcinee with John Arnold, bass-baritone; Wieniawski’s Fantaisie Brilliante on Themes from Gounod’s Faust with Qi Cao, violin; Saint-Saens’s Concerto No. 2 with Hyojung Huh, piano; Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme with Taylor Skiff, violoncello.
11 Incarnations
The UW Symphony did a fabulous job reading parts of the Music for Orchestra in Eleven Incarnations. Please keep in mind that the recordings I’ve included below are cold readings. They spent only about 25 minutes total reading through some difficult music.
All things considered, the first movement just needs a little tweaking. I didn’t manage to finish the second movement in time for the deadline for these readings, but you’ll be able to listen to the first third or so of it.