The project entitled Moment Miniatures is a series of fifty short pieces that were written in 2016. They are all between one and three minutes and are for a multitude of instruments. The miniatures are all based on a specific mood, and the goal is for the audience to feel the piece’s emotion by the time the piece concludes. Similar to the ancient Greek’s doctrine of ethos and the Baroque’s doctrine of the affections, these small works are meant to rouse a distinct, shared emotion within the audience through contemporary art music.

Anticipation, Blaise Rothwell-xylophone

Regret - MeganIhnen-mezzo

An anthem for creativity, SATB and glockenspiel. Performed by CMR Chamber choir at Walden and Matthew Gold.

02 Brake - Something New

Mending Decay
Anna Brake
November 14, 2017

Sascha Groschang, solo cello
Anthony LaBat, flute/piccolo
Devin Morton, oboe
Erik Hose, clarinet/bass clarinet
Rachel Lovelace, bassoon
Tracy Bass, horn
Gavin Carney, trombone
Tabitha Reist Steiner, harp
Christopher Larson, percussion
Clara Ho Man Lee, violin
Wendy Hui-Yi Kao, viola
Daniel Yung, cello 

Conducted by Boris Vayner

Mending Decay

Moment Miniatures is a project consisting of 50 short solos for all different instruments. Stemmed from the ancient Greek's doctrine of ethos and the Baroque era's doctrine of the affections, these small works are meant to rouse a distinct, shared emotion within the audience. Vindictive--cruel, resentful, ruthless, vengeful

by Anna Brake
Alastair Wright, soprano saxophone

Moment Miniatures: Vindictive

Moment Miniatures is a project consisting of 50 short solos for all different instruments. Stemmed from the ancient Greek's doctrine of ethos and the Baroque era's doctrine of the affections, these small works are meant to rouse a distinct, shared emotion within the audience. Craving--yearning, urge, hankering

by Anna Brake
Philip DeWalt, mandolin

Moment Miniatures: Craving

Moment Miniatures is a project consisting of 50 short solos for all different instruments. Stemmed from the ancient Greek’s doctrine of ethos and the Baroque era’s doctrine of the affections, these small works are meant to rouse a distinct, shared emotion within the audience.

Flighty—giddy, effervescent, impulsive
By Anna Brake
Performed April 13, 2018
Alastair Wright, alto saxophone

Moment Miniature: Flighty

Moment Miniatures is a project consisting of 50 short solos for all different instruments. Stemmed from the ancient Greek’s doctrine of ethos and the Baroque era’s doctrine of the affections, these small works are meant to rouse a distinct, shared emotion within the audience.

Moment Miniature: Inspired—energized, motivated, roused
by Anna Brake

performed April 13, 2018 
by Devin Morton

Moment Miniature: Inspired

Moment Miniatures is a project consisting of 50 short solos for all different instruments. Stemmed from the ancient Greek’s doctrine of ethos and the Baroque era’s doctrine of the affections, these small works are meant to rouse a distinct, shared emotion within the audience.

Logan Jungman, tuba

Moment Miniature: Anger

I find patterns and share them with others through music as a composer and musicologist.