For Baritone Saxophone, Piano, Marimba, Vibraphone, and 3 Percussionists

Chaos Theory

Chaos Theory (Condensed)

Drifting

For Solo Viola

Performed by Mason Spencer at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music on 10-24-17

Ruins

For Bassoon Quartet

Performed by Andrew Flurer, Ben Manganon, Gabrielle Moss, and Sam Rhoton at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music on 1-30-18

Program Notes by Julie Shannon:
“Weeping Earth aims to portray three scenes from a future in which the environment of our planet is no longer hospitable for life as a result of climate change. The first movement, Dry Lands, depicts a once lush landscape that has since become a bone-dry desert. The second movement, Black Skies, depicts the progression of a relentlessly calamitous storm. It forwarns of its danger with the first patters of rain and a slow rumble in the distance, but it ultimately grows into a brash, chaotic force of destruction. The final movement, Mourning Trees, is an elegy to the death of the last life on Earth, trees. Despite being a symbol of sturdiness, perseverance, and hope, in the end, even trees are unable to survive the devastation of the climate. All alone, the Earth is left to weep.”

Weeping Earth - Dry Lands (Movement 1)

Weeping Earth - Black Skies (Movement 2)

Weeping Earth - Mourning Trees (Movement 3)

For Bb Clarinet, Percussion, and Piano

Performed by Noah Pujol, Evan Kirschbaum, and Mya King at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music on 3-27-18.

Slate

For Pierrot Ensemble plus Percussion

Performed by Paula Wilson, Noah Pujol, Taylor Lewis, Jaemin Lee, Mya King, and Evan Kirschbaum.

Program Notes:
"At its core, City Aspect is a juxtaposition between Romanticism and Realism. In particular, the work is a manifestation of how we apply these artistic styles to cities. While composing the first movement, I sought to capture the romantic, larger-than-life portrayal of a city. This depiction is one filled with boundless opportunity, where hundreds of thousands of unique people with their own aspirations are pieces of a greater system larger than any individual. The second movement depicts a realist perspective of a city. This is a view that is much rawer, one that exposes the city for what it truly is - “The Concrete Jungle”.  The exploration of these two opposing ideas is illustrated musically through the stylistic variance and changing of instruments between the two movements."

Jack Pellegrini