One not quite new composition from 2008 - and (for the moment) my only contribution to the contemporary harp repertoire...

The Advanced Tactical Harp (2008)

I: Groove Patterns
II: Choral (revised version 2013)
III: Lines

Gerda C. Gabriel, Harp (www.theotherharpist.com)

The Advanced Tactical Harp

Take Shelter explores the destructive power of a tornado as it slowly approaches a small town. The listener experiences the tornado's steady advance, its destruction of an entire town and its effortless forward motion as it progresses, undeterred.

Credits:

Performance: February 23rd, 2015 in Recital Hall - Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

Conductor -
Paul Mortilla

Flute -
Karena Crutchfield,
Julianna Eidle

Oboe - 
Vivian Tong

Clarinet - 
Matthew Recio
Stephanie Chung (Bass)

Bassoon - 
Lenny Nicotra

Horn - 
Nicolas Perez
Victoria Knudtson

Trombone - 
Stewart Rhodes

Percussion - 
Michael Metz
Cole Stover

Celeste - 
Jason Chen

Harp - 
Aubrey Shumway

Viola -
Yonsung Lee
Liam Mansfield
Sofia Nikas
Kevin Hartnett

Cello -
Eliza Bracken
Miles Edwards
Elaina Wilson

Bass-
Ian Nehara
Sam Loeck
Stefan Lenthe

Take Shelter - for chamber orchestra (2015)

First and brandnew album of the multiinstrumental duo 
Sinfonia de Carnaval.
Has been released on 20th of July 2015: "Figuras de baile"

Distributed by alessa records / sounddesign austria

Available at speciality stores, amazon, cd baby, i tunes etc. : august 2015

Check it out:
http://www.anna-lang-cello-piano.at/en/projects-en/48-sinfonia-de-carneval-en.html

Bonustrack: Ballade fuer Posaune by E.Bozza

Juno Alpha 2 / Korg Micro X / Ableton Live
2014,
Toodles
//
Photography: 
Yale Joel - Rocket Ship Prize Boy Wearing Space Helmet, 1954

Current Analogue Circus

Text by Joachim Ringelnatz:

Ich habe Dich so lieb
Ich würde Dir ohne Bedenken
Eine Kachel aus meinem Ofen
schenken.

Ich habe dir nichts getan.
Nun ist mir traurig zu Mut.
An den Hängen der Eisenbahn
Leuchtet der Ginster so gut.

Vorbei verjährt
Doch nimmer vergessen
Ich reise.
Alles, was lange währt,
ist leise.

Die Zeit entstellt
Alle Lebewesen.
Ein Hund bellt.
Er kann nicht lesen
Er kann nicht schreiben.
Wir können nicht bleiben.

Ich lache.
Die Löcher sind die Hauptsache
An einem Sieb.
Ich habe Dich so lieb.


English translation:

I love you so!
I would, without any regret
Give you a mattress spring
Of my bed.

I've not been untrue
Now I am quite low.
Aslant of the railroad berm new
Yellow the gorse bushes glow.

Past, gone without woe
Though never forgotten.
I rove.
Long lasting things are slow
And mauve.

Time warps
All living beings.
A dog growls.
He cannot read.
He cannot write
We cannot sit tight.

I laugh.
The holes are the main point.
On a sifter.
I love you so.


Dedication: This piece was written for Daisy Schön. A dear friend of mine who always brings joy to everyone around her and an extremely dedicated yet lighthearted musician whom I greatly admire


Performance: November 1st, 2015, Recital Hall, Jacobs School of Music, Bloomington, IN

Soprano - Daisy Schön

Piano - Carolyn Craig

Ein Schönes Lied - for very high soprano and piano

composed by Florian C. Reithner

CAST:
Trumpet: Johann Öttl
Alto Sax: Benjamin Daxbacher
Baritone Sax: Markus "Maohl" Ohler
Trombone: Paul Schraitl

Piano/Hammond B 3: Florian C. Reithner
Bass: Mike Wagner
Guitar: HP Freudenthaler
Drums: Raphael Giller

MISTER J L

A live performance at the Banff Centre <3
Clio Em - composition, lyrics, vocals, extended viola and electronics
featuring Simon P. Castonguay <3 extended piano improvisations and loop pedal
The piece is based on this story I wrote <3 https://clio-em.com/2015/12/06/heart/
Please note - this is a rather rough cut of a live performance and as such, contains all ambient noises of the venue <3 

I wrote a series of short stories entitled Airships. Set in a fictional steampunk world, the tales speak of love in a world of industry. My own classical-glitch compositions accompany the stories. As of November 2017, I took part in the Banff Musicians in Residence program and composed further Airships soundscapes. These will be crafted into a final LP during the course of this year.

HEART - live performance ft. Simon P. Castonguay

Karl Eisele war der Cheforganist des Apollo-Kinos in Wien, hier zu hören an der wenig gespielten Lenkwil-Studioorgel in der Synchronhalle der Rosenhügelstudios (heute Synchron Stage Vienna)

The Advanced Tactical Harp

Florian C. Reithner

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