Concertimento

 This piece "WatersWorks" for chamber orchestra is scored for: Flute, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Trumpet, Tuba, Vibraphone, + Strings. The photos are of the 'core' collection of notes, all written in shorthand notation on one piece of large staff paper folded 8 times producing 16 sections. As usual I was busy working my day job but had to continue - I kept this paper in my pocket until I finished all of the sections - many of them 'waters' references. As per usual with many of my scores this work was written throughout the city in many diverse locations - from the Ava Simon Reading Room at the Guggenheim to Ave A, down to the East River and over the Bridges. I orchestrated 10 movements, recorded 8 and and now finishing the cycle. The music wrote itself, but the orchestration took over one year of tinkering, making lists of combinations, re-working, finalizing this special orchestra. This was also difficult because this work is intended as an examination

Happy Summer! This is part I - Remix coming shortly! http://soundcloud.com/nurecords/waters-solstice

This is one of my new solo pieces for clarinet/video from a collection entitled "Jesus Songs". An  elevation of the Particle Music works and a concentration and distillation of that process.

First Heard : Matthew Shipp & William Parker " Zo" In school we never "heard " new music - only reading history of these - a truly imaginary music! But after school I really began to educate myself as a listener of music - very powerful. I was very comfortable imagining the sound without hearing it - a skill that has served me well as a composer. After school I moved to Atlanta and almost immediately formed Gold Sparkle Band an avant jazz group. Playing, composing and very deeply trying to find my way in this world.  Around this time, 1994-95, was the beginning of the third- wave of free jazz. We followed the happenings-mostly pre- Internet in 'zines and especially on the radio. We all knew Vandermark in Chicago and the development of that scene. And in NYC  I started to hear about a piano and bass duo featuring Matthew Shipp and William Parker that had made a recording of the  Gershwin  classic "Summertime", but yet to hear the recording. Of co