Opus 14 Memory's Daughters
for Chamber Ensemble

Calliope, Muse to the Epic Poet
Movement 2 of 9

Calliope, Muse to the Epic Poet

Opus 7 For piano solo
To Diane Loomer, C.M.

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Op. 7 To a Beautiful Life

Op. 8 Valse pour Katie

Op. 6 Under a Pretense of Fated Destination

Opus 12 for eight part SATB chorus

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Op.12, Kyrie

Opus 3 for piano solo 

This is a minimalist piece written for piano. The piece is meant to represent a psychological overview of the trials surrounding the murder of Matthew Shepard in 1998, Wyoming.

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Op. 3 The Trial of Aaron McKinney

Opus 2 for solo piano
Performed by Rosaria Lee

This is an indeterminate work written for solo piano performance. The piece employs aleatoric techniques in it's composition, as well as variations on tradition and graphic notations. A single phrase is quoted from Beethoven's Op. 98 Liederkries, and is a nod to tradition and history, before the piece deteriorates in sound. It is meant to be up to the performer to interpret the various discrepancies regarding notation. In this way the piece is indeterminate and brings original elements to each playing.  This recording is of the first performance of the piece. The piece is meant to be an abstract commentary on the conditions of coffee trade employees in coffee exporting nations, and the response of the first world.

Nicholas A. Sommer