for organ and fixed format audio (8')
Premiered by Collin Richardson on March 29, 2013 at the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati. Oh, I love to hear that organ music is the first in what I hope becomes a collection of pieces featuring recordings of my grandmother, Ollie Mae Horn. Listening to her captivating life stories [...]
interactive audio/video environment
Collaborative work by Todd Gries, Lindsey Jacob, and Benny Martinson. First Presented June 6, 2011. Bioluminescence is an interactive audio/video environment conceived and developed not only as an installation, but also as a performance piece. The suggestion and sense of motion apparent within the audio influenced the creation of dance-inspired [...]
for string trio (violin, viola, cello)
Premiered October 20, 2009 by Raul Gomez, violin; Morgan Bartholick, viola; and Susannah Montandon, cello. Pause and enjoy living. I personally find it too easy to get caught up in my busy lifestyle, to focus on negativity, and to forget what is important in my life. I make an effort [...]
for fixed media
Featured during the SEAMUS 2011 National Conference and at the Byte Gallery 2011 International Exhibition at Transylvania University. Building new pieces out of previously composed, performed, and recorded works is not a new idea in electroacoustic music (notably Mark Applebaum’s The Janus ReMixes). Even so, I am fascinated by constructing new [...]
for solo alto saxophone
The work was premiered by Lindsey Jacob in 2008. The material for Reflection was generated algorithmically using Common Music, a Lisp and Scheme-based environment for computer-aided composition. Weighted possibilities of available pitches on the saxophone and sets of predetermined rhythmic material were the basis of the computer-generated material. (more…)
For trombone and electronic sounds.
The piece is a semi-programmatic dream sequence in two sections; the first section flaunts chasing rhythmic gestures, interweaving the trombone and synthesized sounds, while the trombone becomes the central timbre in the liberally synchronized second section. The electronically produced sounds maintain an aural illusion of recorded sound samples. [...]
