"Dowland's Tears" is for 9 taped flutes (6 c flutes and 3 bass flutes) and solo C flute. It uses the melody from John Dowland's "Lachrimae" and explores the sound phenomena that happen when you layer that many flutes by overlapping and panning the tones for maximum effect. Performed by Manuel Zurria


Mary Jane Leach - Dowland's Tears

Resident at Ecstatic Dance UK. I’m a producer, musician, facilitator, and designer, dedicated to conscious dance spaces. My journey started in the UK rave scene, through years touring in bands, and composing for film and TV. I love playful, deep, percussive and cinematic music—my sets blend my own productions with my latest favorites in the electronic scene. Claim to fame: My music's been played and supported by both John Peel and Aphex Twin. More at: billtribble.com

With an M.M. in performance from The Juilliard School, Judith Pauley Markovich, American composer of orchestral, choral, improvisational, and chamber works, began studying composition at 65. "It's never too late to find yourself. I hope to be a bridge between worthy ancient and future sound. Thanks for your hearts and comments! Feel free to share."

There's no need to fear or hope, but only to look for new weapons.

MARY JANE LEACH is a composer/performer whose work reveals a fascination with the physicality of sound, its acoustic properties and how they interact with space. In many of her works Leach creates an other-worldly sound environment using difference, combination, and interference tones; these are tones not actually sounded by the performers, but acoustic phenomena arising from Leach’s deft manipulation of intonation and timbral qualities: “an acoustic Through the Looking Glass world based on sound that the performer is not making.” (The New Yorker).

Mary Jane Leach - Dowland's Tears

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