Plight of the Winged Jackalope (String Quartet)

The March Waltz

Steambok Pronking

Jeremy Bloom Sigarayı Attım

Recorded in the Crimean Memorial Church in Galata, Istanbul. Summer 2012. Written by Jeremy Bloom in 2007. 

Sevgilim Dostum

Romanian Ballad

Ederlezi & Jeremija Čoček

(Bi•be•lot : A small household object or decorative ornament :)
"Bibleot" is inspired by my nostalgic revisiting of Istanbul's Çukurcuma district, home to countless antiques warehouses. Throughout İstanbul, men - the eskicileri - can be found pushing their carts through the streets, collecting artifacts of the past. Old furniture, tableware, family photos, musical instruments and more make their way to Çukurcuma, stored in overflowing cavernous rooms of forgotten memories awaiting a new home. "Bibelot" was written in the district's surrounding teahouses in- between expeditions through Çukurcuma, and conversations with those who work in the business of reselling forgotten keepsakes. While the piece embraces South-Eastern European musical traditions and pays homage to these influences, it also attempts to expand to new aural realms, abandoning any attempts for so-called 'authenticity' or 'fusion.'

The piece was written for Vassar College's Mahagony Ensemble in the Winter of 2012. This is a digital mockup of the piece