An electronic version of one of my old mallet exercises. Sounds come from various synth modules and virtual instruments.

Dances of the Moonbeams: Rewired

A fixed media project using the text of A Dream by Edgar Allan Poe. 

That Holy Dream

I. Seven Root
II. Eons Overt
III. Stone Rove
An electronic work utilizing synthesis as the means of creating sound. The riddle: 

After Schwantner, to forever
Though they seem smaller in Scelsi's,
When it comes to this piece, however,
You may have to overlook these.

(Use your inner music nerd to find out what fundamental element of sound construction I am referring to...)


Anagrammatic Riddle

An electronic piece that features sounds from several synthesizers and a sampled tenor steel pan. Sounds were chosen to reflect the concepts of space travel and visitors from another planet, alluding to music from Sci-Fi television and cinema.

When They Arrive

My commission for the 2014 Butler University ArtsFest: Fables, Fairy Tales, and Physics performed by the Butler University Percussion Ensemble and Butler Community Arts School percussion students. This piece, in relation to the theme of the festival, is based on the Grimm fairy tale version of Jack and the Beanstalk. This work, for multiple percussion ensembles, features a standard concert percussion ensemble in combination with a hand drum (congas and djembes, though the score does not specify) ensemble and a "drumline" of snare drums, some with snares on and others with snares off. This recording captures most of what the score intends, but for a better understanding of what goes on in the piece there is a YouTube video (http://youtu.be/oWlth3aCk7g)of the premiere as well.

Back To The Castle Above The Clouds (2014)

I'm not sure how to do all of these sounds on command just yet, but I think that this is a really cool experiment. Enjoy!

Bowing Steel Pan (C Tenor)

Solo flute piece performed by Stephanie Oakland for my graduate composition recital. 

Searching For Destiny On A Spirit Board

The second performance of Chimera, for violin, clarinet, bass clarinet, tuba, and percussion for my graduate composition recital. 

Movements:
I. The Serpent's Lullaby
II. The Goat's Aegis
III. The Lioness's Fury

Performers: Travis J. Waymon, violin; Carly Gettinger, clarinet; Alberto Mantovano, bass clarinet; Zach Domrese, tuba; Josh Elmore, percussion

Conductor: Luke Flynn

Chimera (Grad Recital Performance)

Choir piece (SATB + Piano) set to Pamela Alexander's poem "A Marriage of Sorts" from her collection Navigable Waterways.

Pamela Alexander's website: www.pamelaalexanderwriter.info

Performers (for my graduate recital): Molly Kellner, sporano; Megan Ulrich, alto; Travis J. Waymon, tenor; Sam Smith, bass; Stephanie Oakland, piano; Josh Elmore, marimba

Conductor: Luke Flynn

An Ancient Sort Of Dance [text by Pamela Alexander]

A live performance edition of my electronic piece with improvised tenor steel pan soloist featuring steel pan bowing.

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