Nera nammithi a varna (a rigid form of composition in Carnatic music) composed by Ramanathapuram Srinivasa Iyengar in ata taala (14/4  beat-signature or 28/8 in this case of `varna' style of compositions) and in Kaanada raga (a popular scale in Carnatic music with notes from Dorian mode) played in 1, 1.5 (tishra) and 2 speeds

Nera nammithi - Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar (cover)

Triyptyque Français for 3 hands
I. Prélude - II. Toccata - III. Largo
premiere performance by Keisuke Arima and Yuto Kiguchi.
Mita Hall, Toyonaka, Japan. 26. 04. 2014.
Small piece for young left-hand pianist and 2 handed pianist.

Triyptyque Français

Performed by the Arneis Quartet at Boston University Tsai Center
Part of Boston Composers' Coalition Concert Series, student call-for-scores winner

Program Notes:
	This string quartet draws influence from the musical traditions of the Uyghur people. The Uyghur people are a Turkish ethnic group that predominately lives in the XinJiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. Music and dance is an important aspect to their culture and their traditional music is often lively and rhythmic. I particularly enjoy the sounds of their music and hope to explore them in this string quartet.  Fantasy and Dance is not an exact imitation of their style; rather, I hope to transfer the same vibrant energy to the string quartet ensemble. 

String Quartet: Fantasy and Dance - Inspired by Uyghur Folk Music

A popular Carnatic composition by Patnam Subramanya Iyer in `Kadanakutoohala' raga which has notes from the major scale and has a characteristic `skipped note' (daatu swara) implementation.

Raghuvamsha sudha -  Patnam Subramania Iyer (cover)

Reading by Sound Icon.  This piece explores different kinds of timbres and gestures, along with quirky melodic lines, in various kinds of textures.  

Chroma - Fantasy

Susan Bullock and Leonardo Anglani perform French composer Dominique Dupraz' Six Chants on CD "Songs" (AVK003).

Dominique Dupraz: 1. Course blanche (Susan Bullock and Leonardo Anglani)

       Mo Zhao is an emerging young composer who has written works for ensembles including orchestral, choral, chamber, and soprano with rock musicians. Her music has been performed in United States and United Kingdom. One of her most recent works, “Fantasy and Dance,” was premiered by the award-winning Arneis String Quartet and was a selected composition of Boston Composers’ Coalition’s Call for Scores. Her works have been premiered in, among other venues, the National Portrait Gallery (London, UK), Tsai Performance Center, and Marsh Chapel. In addition, her music has been presented and performed in educational outreach sessions—one sponsored by the Boston-based Emmanuel Music another sponsored by Chengdu Huaxi Hospital (Sichuan Province, China). Mo Zhao currently studies composition at Boston University with Martin Amlin and piano with Linda Jiorle-Nagy. In addition to Boston University, She has been trained in composition and piano from institutions including San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the Royal College of Music (London, UK). She has studied composition with Ketty Nez, Samuel Headrick, Alison Kay, Brett Abigaña and Elinor Armer.

         As an active performer, Mo Zhao has played in a broad range of occasions such as concert and recital halls, senior centers, churches, hospital, and musicals. She performs solo concerts annually—including several presented by Sherman Clay Piano in Walnut Creek. She has performed in master classes with Joyce Davies, Frank Wiens, and Roy Bogas. Her piano teachers include Edna Stern, Mack McCray, Linda Jiorle-Nagy and Tanya Heeb. As a member of wind, orchestral, and choral ensembles, she has performed under the baton of renowned conductors such as David Hill, Anne Howard Jones, Keith Lockhart, John Maltester, Robert Longfield, Brian Balmages, and Ranold Bass.

String Quartet: Fantasy and Dance - Inspired by Uyghur Folk Music

Mo Zhao

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