dances and prayers in isolation for various instrumentations (15')
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dances and prayers in isolation is a set of short pieces written for and performed remotely from quarantine by friends and colleagues during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Each miniature is scored for a different solo or duo instrumentation, and the work is structured with fast, rhythmic movements alternating with somber, reflective ones.
i. dance no. 1 for flute and marimba (or piccolo and xylophone), "fidget" (2') written for Megan Torti and Joe Desotelle ii. prayer no. 1 for solo piano, "flow" (2') written for Wesley Ducote iii. dance no. 2 for solo clarinet "stuck inside?" (2') written for Justin Best iv. prayer no. 2 for solo guitar, "numbness" (1') written for Bokyung Byun as part of Sounding Board Project's Catharsis 2020 Initiative v. dance no. 3 for solo violin, "vermutin" (2') written for Connor Chaikowsky, violin as part of his La Bœuf sur la Toit Commissioning Project vi. prayer no. 3 for two violins, "mirrors" (3') written for Adam Woodward and Giancarlo Latta |
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selected performances:
Jan. 2024 — “flow” and “stuck inside?”, Winston Choi and Michael Tran, Chicago, IL Mar. 2023 — “flow”: Florence Mak, Snapshots of Every Voice, Lynx Project, Chicago, IL Dec. 2022 — “fidget”: Paul Novak, piccolo, John Corkill, percussion, UChicago New Music, Chicago, IL Apr. 2022 — “flow”: Wesley Ducote, Creative Dialogues, New World Center, Miami, FL Mar. 2022 — “vermutin”: Sarah Mason, Viola Studio Recital, Shepherd School of Music, Houston, TX Feb. 2022 — “vermutin”: Connor Chaikowsky, La Bouef in Concert, Moody Center, Houston, TX Jul. 2021 — “stuck inside?”: Karl Busch, reNEW Music Month of New Music, Reno, NV Jun. 2021 — “flow”: Jeff DePaoli, reNEW Music, reNEW’s Musical Sculpture Garden, Reno, NV Feb. 2021 — “vermutin”: Connor Chaikowsky, La Bouef in Concert (livestream) Jul. 2020 — “numbness”: Bokyung Byun, Sounding Board Catharsis Project (livestream) |
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