"The Chords in my Life" is a piece conceived entirely of chords, each of which are based on a person that has impacted my life. The chords are individualized to fit each person and any relationship that person might other people. (for example my mother and father's chords are extremely related to one another). The piece exists as an ever-growing score (updated once every year) which catalogs each person and chord. These chords are then used as foundations for other scores, installations, and improvisations. 

This realization is a fixed media composition (to be downloaded and listened to). It consists of each chord being played in sequential order on piano. People who have passed away have been realized by having their chords plucked on the piano strings. There are also field recordings taken from Avon, Hartford and Norfolk, CT as well as Las Vegas, Nevada. Each of these represents a location that has been an important place to me. In many cases These locations are where I met many of the people in my life. 

In some ways this realization acts as a sonic diary of the important people and places in my life. This realization is current to the year 2016. 

A Special thanks to Jesey Meche for editing the score and Billy Bivona for playing/recording all of the piano chords.

If you'd like to see a copy of the score feel free to contact me at Kevingood611@gmail.com. If your chord isn't there don't worry it's most likely on the way...



Chords In My Life 2016

An excerpt of Listen. 


	Recently, I have become interested in the idea of music blending with the environment the listener is in, rather than the music creating its own environment. I have done this in previous compositions such as Coming Home, for solo vibraphone. Coming Home requires the performer to play in a site-determined location and to contribute to the existing sound world. In Listen, I have recorded a balance of sounds that occur naturally throughout the day and others created intentionally in imitation of those sounds. 
	The piece is comprised of four field recordings, collected in an area near my current home (Avon, CT) at different times of the day. I listened to each of the recordings and isolated sounds that I found interesting and then attempted to recreate them intentionally. I accomplish this in a number of ways either by shutting a door, opening a mailbox, turning on a sink or through a similar instrumental sound (such as rubbing hands on a bass drum head to create a wind-like sound). 
	The last compositional element is the human voice, sparsely utilized and becoming more so throughout the piece. None of the sounds have been electronically processed in any way. This work may be listened to in any environment. Listen was originally conceived as a headphone piece; however, using speakers or other playback methods may be interesting as well.

									-Kevin 
									Spring 2015


A special thanks to all the people who provided their voices for this project:
Mike Jones
Libby Cohen
Sayun Chang
Andrey Stolyarov
Jean Carlo Ureña Gonzalez
Robert Carl
Ken Steen
Jianpeng Feng
Yudong Wong

Listen (excerpt)

In 2013 David Macbride asked Tom Schuttenhelm and myself to organize a concert together entitled Shavasana. It stands out as one of the most memorable concerts of my time at Hartt. In light of David's recent passing I have decided to post the concert online and it's recording for anyone who needs or wants it.

Transcribed from an email by David Macbride:

"Feldman: Tom Schuttenhelm guitar solo – 
Feldman Durations III: DM piano, June Bender violin, Kayla Davis tuba (8 min.)
Kevin Good chimes duet (with Ben Scanlon) - 
Good piano and glock w/DM - 
John Cage – 4’33”
Macbride - Falling Petals – Pi Hsun Shih, DM, Zixiang Zhao, Han Na Kim (four pianos) (4 min.)
Macbride: Pt. Lobos (wind chimes) KG - (10 min.)
Other?  (if anyone knows of something that would fit the bill, please let me know)
The order of pieces will probably be determined by chance operations; there may be some (slight) overlap of different pieces.
Definitely bring your own mat for when you aren't playing."

Shavasana

A short sample of "slow, silent, singing" an 80 minute glockenspiel solo performed by percussionist Michael Jones and composed by Kevin Good. 

This recording is from an upcoming album of slow, silent, singing which will be released on Edition Wandelweiser.

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