Pulse was premiered by the Contemporary Directions Ensemble under the direction of Oriol Sans at the University of Michigan on the inaugural concert of the 2017 Midwest Composers Symposium. 
 
 My conception of Pulse began as a contemplation of daily life as humans know it, combined with thoughts of the many life forms in nature. It is truly fascinating how we as human beings get so caught up in the daily tasks in our society that we lose focus of the great natural wonders that are taking place simultaneously as we rush to pay our bills, feed ourselves and our families, put gas in our cars and try to make it to work on time. All the while, there are creatures abundant and full of life, seeking to devour in order to survive.  Natural phenomena such as the weather, gravitational forces, light, and energy are all working together to sustain the various habitats of everything we know. This work is to highlight the very fact that everything, not only on Earth, but in the universe, has a rhythm to sustain its being. Everything has a PULSE.

Pulse for large chamber ensemble

Garrett George is an American composer of concert music. He has written music for orchestra, choir, string quartet, art song, solo piano, chamber ensembles, and electronics.

Composer and Pianist, Musician, Teacher, Bandmember, Friend.  :)

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Pulse for large chamber ensemble

Brian Raphael Nabors