Recorded at Cleveland State University, January 2020

NO EXIT New Music Ensemble
https://noexitnewmusic.com/

I. Carnival in the Mountains
II. She Bellows, We Play
III. Destroyed Place
IV. High Spirits
V. Dream City

Gallery II.B from Paul Klee : Painted Songs (NO EXIT)

Gallery II.C from Paul Klee : Painted Songs

ClarinetFest 2023 - Clarinet Works from Paul Klee : Painted Songs

No. 154 "Architecture of the Plane" (Architektur der Ebene, 1923) from Paul Klee : Painted Songs

Julia Simpson (oboe)
Elizabeth Kapitaniuk (clarinet)
Grace Gelpi (alto saxophone)
Elizandro Garcia-Montoya (bass clarinet)
Edin Agamenoni (bassoon)

Recorded as part of Fresh Inc Festival, June 2021

Architecture of the Plane - No. 154 from Paul Klee : Painted Songs

No. 65 "Sealed Woman" for solo oboe

Premiered and recorded live on November 5 by Susan Miranda, oboe at Studio Z, Saint Paul, MN

Sealed Woman (Versiegelte Dame, 1930) - No. 65 from Paul Klee : Painted Songs

Inspired by "Twittering Machine," a painting by Paul Klee. Part of an ongoing set of pieces based on paintings by the same artist.

Recorded in Madison, WI in a public reading by members of NUNC.

Twittering Machine (Die Zwitchser-Maschine, 1922) - No. 1 from Paul Klee : Painted Songs

Premiered by American Modern Ensemble
June 14, 2018, Saratoga Springs, NY

"Rose Garden" (Rosengarten, 1920)
Twenty-seven roses are sprinkled aesthetically throughout a city of pink, orange, and white buildings, criss-crossed by streets and pathways. This use of a recurring symbolic motive keeps the eye moving throughout the community, and observe its structures from various perspectives while exploring the garden.

Rose Garden (Rosengarten, 1920) - No. 13 from Paul Klee Painted Songs

Recorded live on October 17, 2019 at Studio Z, Saint Paul, MN

Devan Moran, violin
Jonathan Posthuma, composer

Intoxication (Im Rausch, 1939) - No. 18 from Paul Klee: Painted Songs

No Exit/Zeitgeist January 2020

Dream City (Traum-Stadt, 1921)- No. 22b from Paul Klee: Painted Songs

High Spirits (Übermut, 1939)- No. 2 from Paul Klee: Painted Songs

Destroyed Place (Zerstörter Ort, 1920) - No. 14b from Paul Klee: Painted Songs

She Bellows, We Play (Sie brült, wir spielen, 1928) - No. 19 from Paul Klee: Painted Songs

Carnival in the Mountains (Karneval im Gebirge, 1924) - No. 17b from Paul Klee: Painted Songs

Willingdon House Music, digital premiere
June 5, 2020

Flavia Hirte, flute
Nicola Barbagli, oboe
Max Mausen, clarinet
Ellen Bundy, violin

Fish in a Circle (Fische im Kreis, 1926) and Conclusion - No. 34a from Paul Klee: Painted Songs

Introduction and Bird Comedy (Vogelkomodie, 1919) - No. 35a from Paul Klee: Painted Songs

No. 16 "In the Magic Mirror" for solo cello

Premiered and recorded live on June 7, 2018 by Tom Valdez, violoncello, at Mostly Modern Festival, Saratoga Springs, NY

In the Magic Mirror (Zauberspiegelbild, 1934) - No. 16a from Paul Klee : Painted Songs

Collection of recorded compositions of Jonathan Posthuma, composer.

Carnival in the Mountains (Karneval im Gebirge, 1924) - No. 17b from Paul Klee: Painted Songs

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