A Monkey Reaching for the Moon

Rhapsody For A Flight Of Stairs (performance recording)

'riversong' was written during my year as Composer-In-Residence with the Arizona State University Wind Ensemble. The piece is inspired by the San Marcos River, a spring-fed river which begins in San Marcos, Texas. I lived near the headwaters for a few years, and swam there often. Through the wind ensemble, I tried to depict my many overlapping experiences of the river, different aspects of it that flow through my memory. Some of these ideas include: sunlight glinting on water, rippling textures, a rush of multiple currents, letting things pass you by, and peaceful moments of stillness and suspension around river bends.

Premiered by the ASU Wind Ensemble, directed by Kristen Zelenak, on April 6, 2022.

riversong

CHáCUN, para contrabajo y electroacústica
Contrabajo: César Bernal
Estrenada en Encuentro de arte sonoro y música experimental RAMIFICA 2014, Valparaíso, Chile

CHáCUN, contrabajo y electroacústica

Onion & Olive - Early Childhood Memories

Factory Seconds Brass Trio, Baldwin Wallace Conservatory Faculty & Cleveland Orchestra members Jack Sutte, Jesse McCormick, and Rick Stout.

Clint Needham's Album

Mobiles for Brass Trio - Factory 2nds Brass Trio

1) ARP COMPLEXITY = SOIL NUTRIENT VALUES
2) REVERB DEPTH/WETNESS = SOIL MOISTURE
3) FILTER CUTOFF FREQUENCY = SOIL TEMPERATURE 
4) HARMONIC COMPLEXITY = SOIL MICROBIAL ACTIVITY

These  4 parameters are designed to paint a sonic picture of the life-force of the soils of the eco-restoration camp,  over a five year period.

Recorded & Produced by Sound Matters 2018.

SOIL COMPOSER  (DATA SONIFICATION OF RESTORED SOIL IN ANDALUSIA)

NJSO Commission
Sunlight for 11-piece chamber orchestra
MIDI Recording

Sunlight (2019)

Sinfonietta (16 musicians) and electronic playback

riversong

Laura Brackney

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