Alexandra Hegedus, Mezzo-soprano
Stephen Weigel, Piano
Performed at the 2017 SCI Region IV Student Conference at University of North Carolina Greensboro￼

￼Catharsis: An Unsound Mind Wanders” (2016)is a creative presentation of mental illness and its effects on the human body, based on texts written by poet and mezzo-soprano Alexandra Hegedus. Each movement focuses on a different common mental illness: insomnia in movement I, depression in movement II, and
anxiety in movement III presented through the fear of fying. The setting of the text to music is meant to enhance the evocative nature of the poetry, creating a sense of discomfort. The work’s ultimate goal is to allow the listener to truly experience what it is like to suffer from these illnesses.

Score: https://ballstate.box.com/s/wpxglf8rbep8va21dgcsr1m9xzrue9b8

Catharsis: An Unsound Mind Wanders (Piano/Vocal Version) (2016)

Katrin Meidell, Viola
Recorded by Josh Fulford and Jeff Seitz
Edited by Jeff Seitz

Mirage/Deluge (2016) is a pair of environmental sketches for viola alone, commissioned by Dr. Katrin Meidell. Each piece presents a narrative of isolation and vulnerability in which the listener experiences two elemental extremes; Mirage, a parched desert wasteland, in which water is nowhere to be found; and Deluge, in which a mere trickle of rain escalates to a roaring food.

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Score: https://ballstate.box.com/s/k0cbeyyvvajf2joipxgzq14yi3mad9at

Mirage/Deluge: Two Environmental Sketches for Viola Alone (2016)

We No Longer Hear Human Voices is a fixed media piece that seeks to obscure the human voice. All sounds in this piece are sourced from vinyl spoken word recordings, digitized and processed. Various artifacts and noises produced by wear on the records serve as conflict against the human voice, as a commentary on the limitations of audio recorded mediums.

We No Longer Hear Human Voices (2016)

Fluxx (2017) is a trio for fute, bassoon, and horn, commissioned by Susy Smit, Cameron Keenan, and Cassie Eide. The piece focuses on register and texture. By using traditional and extended techniques, the texture evolves and fluctuates as the range and density expand to extreme points, while retaining consistent pitched material. The title gives a nod to the card game of the same name, in which the rules constantly change depending on what cards are on the table.

Fluxx (2017)

Joy Sitler used to compose art music. You can find some of their work here.

Joy Sitler

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