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Enchanted Falls (2001), for wind ensemble, was inspired by a visit to Pedernales Falls State Park in Central Texas when I proposed to my wife Amy, to whom this piece is dedicated. In composing this piece I attempted to convey both the beauty and serenity of the Pedernales River and the excitement and anticipation of that day. |
Credits: University of Illinois Wind Symphony directed by James Keene |
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Mobiles, for flute and guitar, is a musical depiction of spinning and rotation. Throughout the piece, one instrument reacts to the other as an object suspended on the mobile would be set in motion by the subtlest breeze. This cause and effect relationship becomes most prevalent at the piece’s climax where the increasingly violent five and six-note chords in the guitar propel the musical mobile past its limit.
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Credits: Ying Chen, flute; Timothy Ernest Johnson, guitar |
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Enchantment is a deliciously eerie work dealing with the captivation of the soul. Ensemble: alto saxophone and piano. |
Credits: Javier Oviedo, alto saxophone; Edward Martin, piano |
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