flute quartet "112"
recording from the festival Druskomanija'13 (Lithuania)

Jingwei (2013) for one, two, three or four flutes

Written in 2013 for Steve Brew.  Performed by Steve Brew and Emma Logan in April 2013.

This is the first two movements from a five movement piece.  Mvmt. I: Fast is quick and energetic, while Mvmt. II: Slow is much more sparse of contemplative. 

Duo for Vibraphone and Guitar - Mvmt. I & II

Slow Race for two flutes

'Equinox' refers to the time of year when the sun crosses the celestial equator; when days and nights are of equal length.  For this work, I was thinking in particular of the autumnal equinox, when nature shifts from a lush green palette and long stretches of sunny days, to a more compressed, colourful existence with a briskness in the air, heralding the fall season.

This piece was composed for a Macedonian ensemble, Music Progressive Quartet, whom I had the pleasure to meet and tour with, while visiting the Balkans in summer of 2012.  There are many references to Balkan rhythms, melody, and ornamentation in this music, though not in any traditional context.  ‘Equinox’ is a convergence of elements that creates the unique sense of vitality and shifting of balance inherent in the changing seasons.

'Equinox' received its premiere on March 30, 2014, at Pyatt Hall, Vancouver, BC, Canada, at the closing night of the Sonic Boom Festival.

Sheet music for this piece is available through the Canadian Music Centre (for chamber quartet- oboe, violin, viola & cello, as well as an arrangement for full orchestra):

https://cmccanada.org/shop/68206/
https://cmccanada.org/shop/73047/

Equinox

Premiere live recording of Jocelyn Hagen's short chamber piece "Frostbite" for flute and piano, on January 22, 2015.

Linda Chatterton, flute
Jocelyn Hagen, piano



Frostbite

Opia

Conductor: Boon Hua Lien
Performers: Eastman Sinfonietta
Performance: April 5th 2016
Venue: Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music 

Opia [sinfonietta]

AfterBach (2014) for two flutes commissioned by Mimi Stillman for the 10 Year Anniversary of her Dolce Suono Ensemble. Premiered with Mimi Stillman and Jeffrey Khaner, Philadelphia Orchestra Principal Flute, 1/18/2015 in Philadelphia. The work is a short playful tour de force for 2 flutes after Bach. The concert was dedicated to Ms. Stillman's teacher, Julius Baker, with whom I had the honor of working for many years as his accompanist. 

AfterBach for 2 Flutes

A string trio in alternative tuning, dedicated to the memory of my former composition teacher, John Eaton.

Alex Martin, Violin
Joel Gibbs, Viola
Noriko Kishi, Violoncello

String Trio № 2 “In Memoriam John Eaton”

Performed by Siroko Duo at the Center for New Music in San Francisco, CA on March 25, 2017.

Siroko Duo is Jessie Nucho & Victoria Hauk.

Conversations for Flute Duo

From the world premiere performance on October 7, 2017 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall. Thirty-three Years is composed by Julie Barwick. Performed and commissioned by Elevate Ensemble.

Elevate Ensemble (https://elevateensemble.com)
Conductor - Chad Goodman
Clarinet - Jonathan Szin
Bassoon - Kris King
Trumpet-Ari Micich
Trombone - Alex Bedner
Percussion - Divesh Karamchandani
Violin - Yuri Kye
Bass - Schuyler Karr

Program Notes:

“It wasn’t three days. Three years have passed!”

Thirty-three Years is a piece strongly inspired by Stravinsky’s L’histoire du soldat. It is an imagining of the title character’s life 33 years after Stravinsky’s actual tale ends. This number directly references the story told in L’histoire: the first time the soldier is tricked by the devil, he realizes he has lost three years of his life. In my version, 33 years have now passed.

This piece isn’t intended as another story about the soldier, but rather an illustration of what might be his thoughts, memories, and regrets as a now older man. The piece is about what I imagine these memories to be and thus uses many musical elements from Stravinsky’s score: some obvious and some hidden.

Thirty-three Years

Emma Logan (b. 1990) strives to write music that is emotionally compelling through the use of gesture, experimentation, and subtle storytelling.  She has written for a variety of events including theater, concerts, student recitals, and dance productions.  Her piece "Short Stories" for solo guitar received an honorable mention in the 2016 MACRO Composers Competition. Emma's passion for contemporary music drives her to continue collaborating with fellow composers and performers to bring new music to life. Recent collaborations include a song cycle commissioned by soprano Jill Morgan Brenner and a new piece written for the Fog City Guitar Duo for their upcoming tour. Upcoming collaborations include a commission from Ensemble for These Times and a new piece for Areon Flutes in collaboration with the Guerrilla Composers Guild. Her work has been performed in venues such as Constellation in Chicago, IL, the Center for New Music in San Francisco, CA, and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

Emma studied with David Garner at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (MM) and with Andrew Waggoner, Daniel S. Godfrey, and Nicholas Scherzinger at Syracuse University (BM).

Duo for Vibraphone and Guitar - Mvmt. I & II

Emma Logan

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