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.A from Paul Klee : Painted Songs

Gallery III.A from Paul Klee : Painted Songs

ClarinetFest 2023 - Clarinet Works from Paul Klee : Painted Songs

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

Recorded at Dordt College, March 2012 as part of Jonathan Posthuma's Senior Recital

Rachel Vande Griend, flute; 
Jonathan Posthuma, prepared marimba

No. 2 "High Spirits" from Paul Klee: Painted Songs

Recorded by Kurt Hattenberger, April 23, 2021 Livestream

Fugue in Red (Fuge in Rot, 1921) - No. 4b from Paul Klee: Painted Songs

Recorded at Dordt College, March 2012 as part of Jonathan Posthuma's Senior Recital.

Emil Talen, tuba
Jonathan Posthuma, vibraphone/marimba

Red Balloon (Roter Balloon, 1922) - No. 6a from Paul Klee: Painted Songs

Recorded at Dordt College, March 2012 as part of Jonathan Posthuma's Senior Recital.

Kristen Raygor, tenor saxophone; 
Jonathan Posthuma, vibraphone


Separation in the Evening (Scheidung Abend, 1929) - No. 7a 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

Amelia Smith, clarinet
Jonathan Posthuma, composer

Mask of Fear (Maske der Furcht, 1929) - No. 21 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

Xander Benham, piano
July 13, 2020
Utrecht, The Netherlands

More information and score:
https://www.jonathanposthuma.com/store/p101/Hovering_%28No._12_from_Paul_Klee%3A_Painted_Songs%29.html

Hovering (Schwebendes, 1930)- No. 12a from Paul Klee: Painted Songs

No. 20 "Unstable Equilibrium" for violin and violoncello

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

Unstable Equilibrium (Schwankendes Gleichgewicht, 1932) - No. 20 from Paul Klee : Painted Songs

Collection of recorded compositions of Jonathan Posthuma, composer.

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

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