Compositions by Coreen Morsink

"Drys: The Mighty Oak" for Bass Flute (first movement) by Coreen Morsink. Workshop performance by Sophie Lanthier as part of the Flute Futures Workshop, held by the CMC and ACWC as part of the Flute Music by Women Composers Festival (coordinated by the SPO and Flute 360 Podcast), at the CMC in Toronto on February 19, 2022, Toronto. Sound engineer: Ausma Lace Oak Tree Photo credit: Judith Morsink

https://www.spo.ca/flute-music-by-women-composers-festival-2022/

Flute Scores by Coreen Morsink available at: https://www.tetractys.co.uk/section726143_275293.html

Drys the Mighty Oak for bass flute by Coreen Morsink played by Sophie Lanthier

by Coreen Morsink
cello: Sigrid Vandenbogaerde

Finalist at the 2014 Sorodha Composition Competition

Conversations with a Rose

Under the Pomegranate Tree for Alto Flute and Baritone Saxophone by Coreen Morsink
World Premiere by Chenoa Anderson, alto flute and Allison Balcetis, baritone saxophone, October 1, 2023, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 

Recording used with permission from Chenoa Anderson and Allison Balcetis.

Score will be available for purchase in the near future from Tetractys Publishing
www.tetractys.co.uk/section726143_275293.html

Under The Pomegranate Tree by Coreen Morsink,  played by Chenoa Anderson and Allison Balcetis

First Two movements of "Fairy Tales for Princess Katerina" composed and played by Coreen Morsink
Movement 1: Moonlight, Movement 2: Magic Forest.  For complete recording listen/purchase at: http://coreenmorsink.bandcamp.com/track/fairy-tales-for-princess-katerina

Fairy Tales For Princess Katerina By Coreen Morsink, First And Second Movement


Kerata for Straton for 19-Division Trumpet by Coreen Morsink 
This live home studio recording predates a planned World Premiere and future professional studio recording. 

' 'Kerata for Straton' depicts a day in the life of Straton, a fictional salpinx (trumpet) player at the time of the Trojan War. Although Straton is a made up character, he is based on the fact that music was a part of life in ancient Greece and the trumpet,
or rather the salpinx at the time, was used as an instrument for armies during the Trojan War as written in Homer's Iliad. References to music making are not frequent in the Iliad but even Achilles, when not fighting, sits with his friend Patroclus and plays the phorminx. In this made up story, all Straton, wanted in life was to enjoy playing the trumpet and to play instruments like the phorminx, kitharis, lyra and other instruments at happy events but he was forced to play salpinx commands in the army. Generally of good humour, Straton carries on after witnessing the horrific carnage of war
as well hearing of the sorrow of Achilles upon receiving the news of Patroclus' death. From this experience, Straton decides to become a bard and relay the sadness of the war through song and the playing of the kitharis and lyra.
Note about the title: Kerata means 'horns' in Greek and animal horns were used in ancient Greece as musical instruments (and thus the word). Straton was a boy's name in ancient Greece and is related to the word 'stratos' στράτος which means army.' (C.M.)
Quotes
"...what satisfaction can I get from that, now that my closest friend is dead, Patroclus, who was more to me than any other of my men, whom I loved as much as my own life?" Iliad by Homer-XVIII.65
"Clear as the trumpet's voice when it soundeth aloud beneath the press of murderous foeman" Iliad by Homer- XVIII.219

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Kerata for Straton for 19-Division Trumpet (2024) by Coreen Morsink

erosion for solo violin composed by Coreen Morsink, live recording by Mizuka Yamamoto, Athens Greece.  Recording converted to A=432.  

erosion for solo violin, by Coreen Morsink played by Mizuka Yamamoto, violin

No. 2,3,4 and 10 from the 12-1 Preludes by Coreen Morsink.  These particular preludes use the strings of the piano which have been altered by putting blu-tak to make certain strings a quarter-tone lower (approximately!) The full set of preludes can be bought at http://demerararecords.com/ or heard/watched at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DjF13UTWEA Thank you for listening! 

12 - 1 Preludes For Prepared Piano 2,3,4 And 10 By Coreen Morsink

"Play Songs" composed by Coreen Morsink for quarter-tone alto flute, cor anglais and bass clarinet, performed live at The Forge (UK) by the rarescale trio, Carla Rees, Paul Goodey and Sarah Watts.  A piece based on ancient Greek music theory and the translations by Dr. M.L.West of ancient Greek children's songs and games.  Title used from book "Greek Lyric Poetry" with permission by the late translator and Oxford University Press. Score can be perchased through Tetractys Publishing http://www.tetractys.co.uk/photo_15050698.html

Play Songs by Coreen Morsink performed live by the rarescale trio

Love Unbeaten by Coreen Morsink - Χορικό Έρωτα ανίκητε from Sophocles' Antigone as part of The Theban Plays directed by Elias Malandris. Recording by the St. Catherine's British School Greek Tragedy Chorus, converted here to 432hz.  Photo credit to Elias Malandris. 

An approximate English translation of the modern Greek text: 
Love Unbeaten in Battle, by Sophocles, from Antigone translated by C. Morsink 
Love, unbeaten in battle, You mark with an embroidered arrow of beauty. 
You that is love, that touches the soft cheeks of young girls from the oceans you stride and poke into gardens and houses, no one from you, not even God is spared, not even the ordinary mortal, but whomsoever you touch is lost.

Love Unbeaten Χορικό Έρωτα ανίκητε converted to Α=432hz by Coreen Morsink

"There was a Time" by Coreen Morsink played in its premiere performance by the rarescale Flute Academy directed by Carla Rees, in Athens, Greece. A composition based on bird songs and techniques from Ancient Greek music. Photo of Fox Sparrow by Gary Tyson and used with his permission (for non-commercial purposes only).
Score published and available for purchase at: http://www.tetractys.co.uk/photo_15634702.html

There Was A Time, Coreen Morsink, rarescale Flute Academy

"There was a Time" by Coreen Morsink played in its premiere performance by the rarescale Flute Academy directed by Carla Rees, in Athens, Greece. A composition based on bird songs and techniques from Ancient Greek music. This recording has been converted to A=432hz as the bird songs which inspired the piece were in this frequency range.   Photo used with permission from Mark Hancox.
Score published and available for purchase at: http://www.tetractys.co.uk/photo_15634702.html

There was a Time, Coreen Morsink, rarescale Flute Academy Converted to A=432hz

432 Chamber Orchestra
Conductor - Ivan K. Yanakiev

Concert - Contemporary Bulgarian Composers in 432 Hz

13.07.2017
Great Hall of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

01. Gheorghi Arnaudov - 'Gates of Dream II"
02. Krasimir Taskov - Adagio for strings "Glow in the Dark"
03. Coreen Morsink - Symphony No. 1 - "The Agreekment"
05. Yasen Vodenicharov - "Le Vase de Klein"
06. Nikolai Badinsky - "Abstract pictures" (String trio)
07. Vasil Kazandzhiev - "Variations" for String Orchestra

03. Coreen Morsink - Symphony No. 1 "The Agreekment" - 432 Chamber Orchestra - Yanakiev

This version of "Andromache's Recitativo, Aria and Subtext" has been altered using Audacity programme to A=432hz.  The sound quality is slightly less nice than the original which Carla Rees recorded at standard A=440hz.  Many thanks to Carla Rees for her open-mindedness about pitch, frequency and microtones! This piece would not have existed without her fabulous collaboration and help with fingerings and techniques for this rare instrument.  

Permission to use the text from the play "Andromache" by Euripides translated by Philip Vellacott has been given by ‘The Society of Authors as the literary representative of the Estate of Philip Vellacott’.  Score available for purchase at http://www.tetractys.co.uk/photo_10848381.html

Andromache, by C. Morsink, extract converted to A=432hz, played by Carla Rees

Timbral Winds by Coreen Morsink premiered by Carla Rees quarter-tone alto flute and Karin de Fleyt alto flute, December 14th, 2019, London UK.

Photo credit of waves and seagulls: Judy Morsink

Score available for purchase at Tetractys Publishing https://www.tetractys.co.uk/photo_16822802.html?fbclid=IwAR04buk6271w0p3aLH-IHMzvr8WXDoUUri1KD98WDlRaXMg-Qy8Klh3HcnQ#photos_id=16822802. 
Other ensemble pieces by Coreen Morsink can be discovered at: https://www.tetractys.co.uk/photo_15634702.html

Timbral Winds by Coreen Morsink performed by Carla Rees and Karin de Fleyt Alto flutes

Andromache for Alto Flute by Coreen Morsink played by Chenoa Anderson, Canadian premiere, June 10th, 2017, Mile Zero Dance's space, Edmonton, Alberta.  Score available for purchase through Tetractys Publishing https://www.tetractys.co.uk/section797740_318165.html

Andromache for alto flute By Coreen Morsink played by Chenoa Anderson

Coreen Morsink is a Canadian/Greek composer focusing on music springing from ancient Greek sources as well as unusual tuning systems. Her pieces use compositional techniques which combine old and new with explorations into microtonality, multiphonics and extended techniques.