Welcome to Tuned In! Meet the members of the Collective in this ongoing interview series where we talk about what else we like to do when we aren't making music! 

Featuring: 
Victor Gutierrez

Tuned In Ep. 1 - Victor Gutierrez

Welcome to Tuned In! Meet the members of the Collective in this ongoing interview series where we talk about what else we like to do when we aren't making music!

Featuring:
Vicki Leona Nguyen 
(https://www.vickileona.com/)

STREAM "Hum" @cmntxrecords -https://cmntxrecords.bandcamp.com/album/hum

Tuned in Ep. 2 - Vicki Leona Nguyen

Welcome to Tuned In! Meet the members of the Collective in this ongoing interview series where we talk about what else we like to do when we aren't making music!

Featuring:
Nick Batina

Tuned In Ep. 3 - Nick Batina

I- Fencing
II- Morning
III- Bolero Amaro
Live performance by Nick Revel and Nora Krohn www.fa2violas.com

Three Vignettes For Two Violas

Performers: Bux-Mont Honors Chorus, November 4, 2016

TEXT
Canticum, et in terra pax hominibus
Cantate voce consona
Cantate omni creaturae
Cantate in laetitia
Cantate cum pace

TRANSLATION
Chant/sing, and on earth peace among men
Sing with one voice
Sing every creature
Sing for joy
Sing with peace

Score: https://issuu.com/matthewramage/docs/canticum_8.5x11

Canticum

Inspired by the iconic book Theatre of the Oppressed by Augusto Boal, this project seeks to create a body of improvisatory works prompted from the various games and exercises outlined in the book.

I encourage artists of all mediums to use my work as a jumping off point to create their own improvisational works inspired by the various topics in the book and my sonic explorations of the physical exercises.

Columbian Hypnosis by Augusto Boal
"One actor holds her hand palm forward, fingers upright, anything between 20 and 40 centimetres away from the face of another, who is then as if hypnotised and must keep his face constantly the same distance from the hand of the hypnotiser, hairline level with her fingertips, chin more or less level with the base of her palm. The hypnotiser starts a series of movements with her hand, up and down, right and left, backwards and forwards, her hand vertical in relation to the ground, then horizontal, then diagonal, etc. – the partner must contort his body in every way possible to maintain the same distance between face and hand, so that face and hand remain parallel. If necessary, the hypnotic hand can be swapped; for instance, to force the hypnotised to go between the legs of the hypnotiser. The hand must never do movements too rapid to be followed, nor must it ever come to a complete halt. The hypnotiser must force her partner into all sorts of ridiculous, grotesque, uncomfortable positions. Her partner will thus put in motion a series of muscle structures which are never, or only rarely, activated. He will use certain ‘forgotten’ muscles in his body. After a few minutes, the two actors change, the follower and the leader. After some more time, both can extend a hypnotising right hand, becoming leaders and followers at one and the same time."

Columbian Hypnosis

The sun has long captured the poet’s pen and the artist’s brush. And though it is a thing of beauty, sustainer of life on earth, the sun’s terrible rays can be quite harmful. This marriage of picturesque beauty and destructive power inspires both awe and fear. Fire In The Skies opens by heavily featuring soloists throughout the ensemble. These solo instruments represent the first streaks of color, strewn across the sky as the sun begins to rise each morning. As the piece progresses, the sun continues to slowly rise into the sky until it fully emerges in a fiery and powerful climactic chord!

The performance was a reading session by the Florida State University Symphonic Band.

Score: https://issuu.com/matthewramage/docs/fire_in_the_skies

Fire In The Skies

Piano And a Binary Friend

Cocoa Butter Kisses (ft. Vic Mensa & Twista)

trying to think less concept-album-type music and more along the lines of individual pieces.  Here is one :)

thanks for listening!

Vs. Afa Vs. Ptil

Turquoise

For Violin, Viola, Cello, Flute, Bb Clarinet, and Trumpet. This piece is dedicated to the ensemble yMusic.

Phlöe - for Mixed Ensemble

I am a composer, violinist, and pianist nested in NYC! I accept commissions for contemporary classical music, contact me for further inquiries via DM or Email at nb16h@my.fsu.edu. I love writing all types of chamber music, orchestral music, jazz combo music, and mixed media collaborations.

Phlöe - for Mixed Ensemble

Nicholas Batina - Composer