Name: 1957 Chevrolet Pickup Truck Blues by Karen Riggs
Duration: 2 min 44 s
Description: I wrote this song in 1974 after buying a Chevy pickup in Montana that needed some work. I needed an extra syllable so I changed '56 to '57. Guitar is not great to say the least, but I love the song and I miss the truck.

I wrote this song in 1974 after buying a Chevy pickup in Montana that needed some work. I needed an extra syllable so I changed '56 to '57. Guitar is not great to say the least, but I love the song and I miss the truck.

1957 Chevrolet Pickup Truck Blues

This is my set from Tectonic SHIFT Festival in Oregon.
Thanks for listening! I hope you enjoy the tunes!

Date: July 16th
Time: 11:00pm-12:00am

Live @ SHIFT 2022

Stephen Caplan, oboe
Ellen Hummel, English horn
Kincaid Rabb, narrator
Lucas Martins, violin
Chengyu Ren, violin
Andrew Vasquez, viola
Jeayoung Jo, cello

Three Aviaries for Oboe, English Horn, Narrator, and String Quartet is a chamber monodrama that explores the disorientating, ecstatic, and lonely world of being neurodivergent. A seamless integration of storytelling and music, Three Aviaries asks its audience one question: are you like its author, or are you like most people?

Three Aviaries for Oboe, English Horn, Narrator, and String Quartet

My 30 min entry for the Gem & Jam 2023 Dj contest.

Gem&Jam2023

Ride my favorite wooden roller coaster, The Giant Dipper, in this rollicking grade 5 work for concert band. 

MIDI Mock Up created by Harrison J. Collins.

The Giant Dipper

Why Do I Do

remixed Wutang sample

Prior to the Age of Enlightenment in 17th and 18th century Europe, cabinets of curiosities were curated collections of objects from the natural or ancient world that appeared to be special, unique, or otherwise compelling. At a time when conversation was a primary form of entertainment, these collections gave their owners opportunities to shape conversation, delighting their friends and family with an assortment of interesting things. These could include gems, flowers, animal skins, shells, fossils, art, and more — anything that could inspire curiosity. 

Cabinet of Curiosities is a work for bassoon quartet that embodies this practice of curating a collection. From the sheer scale of the swordfish skeleton to the uncanny way that ridges of bismuth develop, Cabinet of Curiosities is an opportunity to examine the peculiar in musical vignettes, each inspired by objects within an imagined collection of the wondrous.

1957 Chevrolet Pickup Truck Blues

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