oh wow. It's a cloud. Sounds of a cloud. Like if a cloud were an orchestra. Like, ya ever wondered what a cloud would sound like? Well like here ya go. Dang. Kool.

Listening to The Movies

Why watch a movie if you can’t see the screen? Matthew and his friend Ben take in a Marx Brothers film and showcase the power of a good description. Blind Guy Travels is written and performed by Matthew Shifrin, and produced and sound-designed by Ian Coss. Blind Guy Travels is a production of Radiotopia from PRX and part of Radiotopia Presents, a podcast feed debuting limited-run, artist-owned series from new and original voices. Learn more about Blind Guy Travels and access transcripts at radiotopiapresents.fm and discover more shows from across the Radiotopia network at radiotopia.fm.

Radiotopia Presents: Blind Guy Travels

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https://joshuamastel.com/four-gazes/

four gazes

Sing Bracha Achrona as written for Camp Ramah in the Poconos

Hazzan Joshua Gluckstern-Reiss z"l Bracha Achrona

IG - benchambers

Well it was always going to happen.
I haven't recorded a musical theatre cover in forever but this song wouldn't leave my head and I've been infatuated with Pasek and Paul's work since doing a workshop with them in 2015.
Here is my cover of "Waving Through A Window" from Dear Evan Hansen.

"Waving Through A Window" - Dear Evan Hansen

Kol Galgal - (2017) - for orchestra

2.3.2.2 , 4.3.3.1, shofar, timpani + 3 perc, harp, piano, strings

NEC Philharmonia, 12.8.17, Jordan Hall.
Gavin Wright, shofar
Stuart Ryerse, piano
Matthew Szymanski, conductor

Winner of a BMI Student Composer Award in 2018.

The text of Kol Galgal is found in the Zohar, the foundational writings of Kabbalah, or Jewish mysticism. Often attributed to Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai in second-century ancient Israel, the Zohar was codified and first published in a combination of medieval Aramaic and Hebrew by Rabbi Moses de León in fourteenth-century Spain. The Zohar is a group of books that include commentaries on the Torah (the five books of Moses), and dialogues of the mystical and spiritual origin and nature of God, mythical cosmogony, and mystical psychology. It is understood that only those with high degrees of spiritual perception are permitted to study the Zohar, and that the Zohar is a guide of actions to discover deeper and elevated states of spiritual and metaphysical awareness. One of the most important elements of study of the Zohar is the understanding of the Sefirot, or ‘emanations.’ The Sefirot are ten attributes in which God reveals and manifests itself and continuously creates and maintains the physical, spiritual, and metaphysical realms. The Sefirot are the essence of our existence and our co-existence with God, or the Ein Sof, ‘the Infinite one.’ They are directly referenced in the text of Kol Galgal, which is as follows:

Kol Galgal hamitgalgel mimatah l’malah, merchovot stomot holchot u’mitgalg’lot. Kol n’imot oleh v’yored, holech u’m’shotet ba’olam.
Kol shofar nimshach b’omkei hamad’r’got, u’m’sovev hagalgal saviv.

The voice of the wheel rolls from low to high, as obstructed chariots wander and roll. The voices of melodies rise and fall as they wander and encircle the universe. The voice of the Shofar reverberates through the depths of the Sefirot, and they keep the wheel turning.

Kol Galgal expresses a physical, spiritual, and metaphysical universe in constant perpetual motion. It is a universe in which we all have the capability and headspace to be a part of and to be one with. The in-depth study of this text and other Kabbalistic texts have resonated greatly with me. Perhaps it is that I am named for Rabbi Isaac Luria, also known as ‘HaAri,’ the 16th century father of modern Kabbalah.

Kol Galgal - orchestra - (2017)

Adam Sandler is such a huge fan of Hamilton the Musical he decided that the world needed to hear his take.

Track listing:
“Alexander Hamilton”
“Aaron Burr, Sir”
“My Shot”
“The Story of Tonight”
“The Schuyler Sisters”
“Farmer Refuted“
“You’ll Be Back”
“Right Hand Man”
“A Winter’s Ball”
“Helpless”
“Satisfied”
“The Story of Tonight” (Reprise)
“Wait For It”
“Stay Alive”
“Ten Duel Commandments”
“Meet Me Inside”
“That Would Be Enough”
“Guns and Ships” 
“History Has Its Eyes on You”
“Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)”
“What Comes Next?”
“Dear Theodosia"
“Non-Stop”

“What’d I Miss”
“Cabinet Battle #1”
“Take a Break”
“Say No to This”
“The Room Where It Happens”
“Schuyler Defeated”
“Cabinet Battle #2”
“Washington on Your Side”
“One Last Time”
“I Know Him”
“The Adams Administration”
“We Know”
“Hurricane”
“The Reynolds Pamphlet”
“Burn”
“Blow Us All Away”
“Stay Alive” (Reprise)
“It’s Quiet Uptown”
“The Election of 1800”
“Your Obedient Servant”
“Best of Wives and Best of Women”
“The World Was Wide Enough”
“Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story”

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Recorded and Produced by Pregnantville. 
Vocals by Matt Harbert

*NOTE: None of the original material used in these recordings belongs to us. It is all owned by Lin Manuel Miranda, Hamilton the Musical, and Atlantic Records and we are making absolutely NO money off of its usage. We just want everyone to hear this cool, funny thing we did.

Sandlerton An American Musical

Hamilton If It Was Sung Entirely By Adam Sandler

CONTRASTING MOVEMENTS for Tenor Saxophone, Trumpet, Electric Guitar, Double Bass, Piano, and Percussion

Live Performance at 2018 Norfolk New Music Workshop Concert (Norfolk, CT)

Performed by Norfolk Contemporary Ensemble
Perry Roth, Tenor Saxophone
Brian Voelz, Trumpet
YoungKyoung Lee, Percussion
Eli Greenhoe, Electric Guitar
Miles Walter, Piano
Ross Wightman, Double Bass (amplified)

© 2018 Harriet Steinke

Contrasting Movements for Chamber Ensemble

Three Truths - I. Because I adore you,

D-Will, the chase-down block, and other orderly butterflies. is a meditation on causation and retroactive investigation. An eventual trajectory and even the potential presence of trajectory is slowly revealed and immediately taken away once discovered. The piece's form takes shape through a crossfade of specificity and intelligibility leaving both sides arguably ambiguous with a seemingly unpredicted result. In the title's case, we are offered "D-Will" which refers to former NBA player Deron Williams, "the chase-down block" which refers to Lebron James' infamous chase-down block to seal the 2016 NBA Finals, and "other orderly butterflies." which refers to an organized "butterfly effect" and insinuates that both Deron Williams, the player, and Lebron James' block may have also been seemingly inconsequential moments of impact in a larger scheme which greatly affected the resultant league today. I am amazed and obsessed with how these and other obvious or completely unrelated connections coalesce at unexpected awe-inspiring and devastating moments.

To Michael Stern for inspiration, hard work, and concerts.

D-Will, the chase-down block, and other orderly butterflies

pianist, banjoist, composer
PHL → BOS → A2 → PHL
👨‍🎓 NEC | UMich 
💼 TempleU (Boyer) | WCUPA (Wells)

Kol Galgal - orchestra - (2017)

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