ARDEA Quartet
Ryan Kuchek, clarinet
Seth Pelkey, clarinet
Ethan Sutter, clarinet
Madelyn Cole, bass clarinet
Recorded April 16, 2022

Graveyard Stomp (Live)

My first no-input mixer creation using a somewhat broken Tapco Mix50. I recorded it into Reaper and used compression and reverb to sweeten it.

Jamuary7 - No Inputs Just Vibes

I used my Korg Volca Modular and two Korg Monotrons (Duo and Delay) to make a noisy synth set.

Jamuary8 - Temu Subotnick

Got out my Korg Little Bits synth kit for this one! I didn't have my audio interface so I just used a simple recorder app and went live to the microphone.

Jamuary9 - Little Bits Boo

Making up for a little lost time over the weekend. This was a simple Little Bits groove recorded into my phone. I thought I could use my Zoom recorder but it ran out of batteries!

Jamuary12

Threads was inspired by simple Renaissance melodic imitation techniques, specifically “stretto fuga.” I learned about the technique from the YouTube channel Early Music Sources and decided to play with it a little and see what I could make. The end result also draws on my influence from the dissonant counterpoint found in mid-20th Century American symphonists such as William Schuman. I am honored that I was asked to compose this work for the CMU flute studio!

Threads

Based on a story told on The Great Eastern. Created for my RPM Challenge in February 2025.

Four Diamonds

This sentence from the book Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism has stuck with me for several years.

We Tend to Live in the Future

A sparkly and spacious quasi-improvised prelude for piano

Prelude

A piano prelude I recorded and then expanded with toy pianos and drones

Prelude (Expanded)

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Graveyard Stomp (Live)

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