Retrolandia (2010)
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Playing with Amy X Neuberg and Andrew Juris Moe! Staiano is sitting doing nothing (intentionally). Thanks to Herb Heinz at This Here Show.
New music from a CD that I am working on and should be ready by the end of the summer. Footage is by TimeLapseHD
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One movement piece that was originally going to be part of a three movement string quartet. I had a change in direction as far music goes so I decided to keep this movement as a piece in itself and let the other movements become another string quartet. The origins of the quartet was based on something I was playing around on the piano. I just happened to play a chord that just sounded very good to my ears. As far as “theory” goes, honestly I have been just following my ears lately.
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This piece was composed as part of an assignment I gave to my students to last year to concentrate on melodic writing. IT turned out to be far productive if we all started with the principal idea and then write the accompaniment.
I am proud to announce that one of my composition students just scored his first movie project down in Hollywood. Jasha Klebe studied with me, writing two pieces, Piano Quintet in A minor and L’eau, Carry Me for Orchestra. I like to wish him the best of luck and that some day soon, I will be reading his name in the credits in movies to come.
This video is from August of 2008. I did a fundraiser for the dance company, Double Vision. The piece, Tower of Babel, is originally for 7.1 surround sound, but for this show, this is the stereo mix. I was surprised how well the music held up in a different setting. The piece was originally designed for the Person Theatre at Sonoma State University. I was also surprised by how little equipment I now need for this kind of show. It literally was a 12″ G4 Powerbook and a small MIDI USB keyboard. The sound is straight from the headphone jack into the mixing board. Of course, I ended getting a newer laptop that could run Live with more effects and samples. The price of technology: Newer, better, faster, and CHEAPER!!
As performed by Sadie Luke, voice, and Yvonne Wormer, piano, at the Faculty Composers Concert at Sonoma State University on March 27th, 2009. Originally written for voice and orchestra. Poem by Charles Bukowski.
Performed by Marilyn Thompson on March 27th, 2009 at Sonoma State University for the Faculty Composers Concert.