for solo viola and pre-recorded tape (2012)

composed by Christian Ryan 
performed by Kehan Zhang, viola
Recording and Sound by India Hooi, at Det Kongelige Danske Musik Konservatorium,  
2013 November

        This piece began as a big m piece of staff paper with loads of musical sketches, fragments, college music theory notes, drawings, phone numbers, personal thoughts, and an almost perfect recipe for a very delicious Hungarian stew. This was that one piece of staff paper that you leave on your desk and mindlessly write on when you can’t figure out what to do with the piece you are supposed to be writing. I took all of these sketches and arranged them into an approximately thirteen-minute long piece for solo viola with a pre-recorded drone accompaniment made for live performance. The piece aims to expose the viola’s awkwardness as well as its beauty. Originally written for a very dear friend and violist, Alycia Wilder. 

Christian Ryan (2013)

First Viola Study (2012, rev. 2013)

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title: Fly on the Wall I
artist: We Are No Good
composer: Corey Labrie
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First Viola Study (2012, rev. 2013)

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