"Crystal Mashamphetamine" is a 28 minute mashup mix from cut-n-paste pioneers The Evolution Control Committee.  A semi-sequel to the 2007 Ritalin Ruckus mix, Crystal Mashamphetamine recreates some of the best live mashups from our Wheel Of Mashup shows mixed on the spot using our high-tech VidiMasher 3000.  Whether you were one of the thousands in the audiences cheering us on or not, this mix is for you -- the lovers of the remix.   -- ECC (2014)

Crystal Mashamphetamine

Deep Field

Michael Ibrahim, alto saxophone

Whirlygig (or whirligig): A toy, frequently humorous, that spins or whirls. Whirl: To move or cause to move rapidly in circles.

Whirlygig

Premiere performance of "Eulogy", text by Brian Turner, by the Harmonia Chamber Singers in March 2015.

EULOGY for mixed choir (premiere)

A chamber piece for flute, piano, cello, and electronics

Out Of Time

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Jupiter

Commissioned and performed by ￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼The Flutastic Flutes (made up of flutists from the Lansing ￼Symphony Orchestra) for the "Concerts at St. Mary's"(CASM) series.
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Girl, Uncorrupted: A Meditation on the Virgin Mary

Schola was privileged to include "A Cradle Song" on its December 2016 concert.  The poem is by William Blake.  Contact Dr. Custer for access to the score:  http://music.wayne.edu/profile/ec0812

A Cradle Song by Dr. Gerald Custer

Imagine if "Bolero" was written by Duke Ellington, along with an off-kilter Dilla beat and a touch of that southwestern Ennio Morricone vibe.  This was written as a collaboration with a choreographer in the Wayne State University dance studio.  Her starting point for me was to write something with lots of trumpet and drums and here is the end result.

Look

Inner/Outer Monologue (2007), solo tenor saxophone, duration 8’, premiered April 18, 2008 by Jonathan Nichol at the North American Saxophone Alliance conference at the University of South Carolina.

I like to think of this piece as a person who has a hard time keeping his thoughts to himself. It begins with a quiet intensity, which is interrupted by raucous outbursts bubbling up from below. Gradually these outbursts grow and overtake the calm exterior. The calmer voice reasserts itself, but the reprieve is short-lived. The gentle exterior is no match for the more bombastic personality.

This piece was written in collaboration with saxophonist Jonathan Nichol. Jonathan and I experimented with many different sounds to express the striking contrasts that are available to the tenor saxophone, from the most fragile and transparent to the harshest and most aggressive.


Inner/Outer Monologue (2007)

Matthew Schoendorff is a composer of many styles of music. Although perhaps best known among the professional community for his works for wind band, Schoendorff writes for all types of ensembles. His pieces have been performed on several continents and are on many state festival required music lists. Schoendorff’s music has received recognition by the first National Band Association’s Young Composer Mentor Project, The National Association for Music Education (MENC), and several competitions and festivals in Michigan.

An active performer and conductor, he has performed with the Ann Arbor Concert Band, the Hillsdale Wind Symphony, the Saginaw Eddy Concert Band, ensembles at both Michigan State University and Western Michigan University, and is also a former guest conductor for the Ann Arbor Concert Band. He has taught instrumental music in the Coldwater Community Schools (MI), as well as theory and composition courses at the Mott Community College Jim Lee Fine Arts Camp in Flint, MI. He serves as a member of the music theory and composition faculty at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI and the composition and songwriting instructor at the Flint Institute of Music School of Performing Arts in Flint, MI. Previous appointments include Theory and Composition Chair at the National Music Institute for Young Artists (in affiliation with the Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills, MI).

First published as an undergraduate student at Western Michigan University, Schoendorff continues an extensive writing and publishing career. His music is published by Grand Mesa Music Publishers, TRN Music Publisher, MSB Publishing Co., Advance Music, and The Tuba Press. He is a member of ASCAP. In addition to his published compositions, he is also co-author of a warm-up method for wind band. Schoendorff appears in the 2008 GIA Publications release Composers on Composing for Band, Vol. IV, edited by Mark Camphouse. He previously was the composer- in-residence for the NUCLASSICA Ensemble in Detroit, MI and has arranged for the OPERA REMIX Initiative at the Townsend Opera Company in Modesto, CA.

Schoendorff completed his Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees in composition at Michigan State University, where he studied with Jere Hutcheson and Ricardo Lorenz and served as a graduate assistant in music theory. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree in composition and education from Western Michigan University.

Girl, Uncorrupted: A Meditation on the Virgin Mary

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