Timpani Solo & Strings, Compositions by Maya Badian

Program Note:
The Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) 2009 that took place at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, selected some of Maya Badian’s compositions for percussion to be displayed and performed at that event.
Badian’s scores were given critically acclaimed reviews in Percussive Notes May 2010, New Percussion Literature and Recordings, Selected Reviews, published by Percussive Arts Society. In the Selected Reviews is stated: “This is a three-movement composition that is available in versions for four (Timpani Quartum) or five (Timpani Quintum) unaccompanied timpani. Although the movements can stand alone, the entire work takes under eight minutes to perform. The title of each movement aptly describes the content of the material and musical elements that are used: Ritmico; Melodico; Moto perpetuo. Either version of this composition provides excellent material for a recital program.”
- George Frock, p. 58, May 2010.

Timpani Quintum: III. Moto Perpetuo (Solo for Five Timpani) by Maya Badian

Timpani Quintum: II. Melodico (Solo for Five Timpani) by Maya Badian

Timpani Quintum: I. Ritmico (Solo for Five Timpani) by Maya Badian

Program Note:
DANCE for string trio (violin, viola, violoncello) / DANSE pour trio à cordes is based on a Romanian carol (colind) from the region of Bihor, Transylvania.
At request of performers, I composed the version for strings of DANCE for Woodwind Trio.

Dance For Cello Trio by Maya Badian

INSTRUMENTATION:
2 x Violin
1 x Viola
1 x Violoncello
Program Note:
FUGA A QUATRO VOCI for String Quartet is a short fugue that I composed mainly for teaching purposes! Fugues are some of the most beautiful and rewarding pieces to analyze, to compose, to teach, but are also some of the most challenging to perform well.

Fuga A Quatro Voci For String Quartet by Maya Badian

Dr. Maya Badian is a Contemporary Classical Music Canadian Composer of Romanian Origin. 
Maya Badian has more than 100 published original compositions including symphonies, orchestral music, concertos, cantatas, chamber music, music for multimedia, and musicology and pedagogy works. All her works are published and internationally distributed by Lucian Badian Editions. Her musical output is part of the collections of international libraries, such as Library and Archives Canada, The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., Bibliothèque Božidar Kantušer, Paris, France, and of many music libraries across Canada, the USA, Europe, Australia, Japan, and National Library of New Zealand. 
”Maya Badian is an important composer, if it does not use some of the extreme devices discovered by earlier 20th century composers, Badian’s music does reflect the accumulated wisdom of a century of experiment and invention.” – The Ottawa Citizen
Dr. Maya Badian have her life and achievements reflected in an international biography work: The Life and The Music of Maya Badian, A Privilege to Soar by Fred Popovici, Pro ARS Publications, Ottawa, 2010.
“An internationally acclaimed composer” – as described in Orchestral Works CD Review, Winnipeg Sun, 1999.
Dr. Badian is a member of the Canadian Music Center, Canadian League of Composers, Association of Canadian Women Composers, Ottawa New Music Creators, Romanian Union of Composers and Musicologists, Union of Composers and Musicologists of Moldova.

Timpani Solo & Strings, Compositions by Maya Badian

Maya Badian, Composer