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An electronic piece (pending mastering) aiming to capture the emotional soundscape surrounding the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969. Anxiety, adrenaline, wonder, bliss. The title, "Waxing Crescent", emphasizes NASA's choice to land in the first quarter of the lunar cycle to maximize visibility for observation on descent to the lunar surface.

Waxing Crescent

This is a song for a new project I'm working on, It's the first one I've finished so far, but there will be more soon :)

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XVIII - The Moon

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for chamber ensemble and audience

Allison Damon, trumpet
Derek Easterday, tenor sax
Andrew Tjandra, cello
Rachael Fasano, hammered dulcimer and percussion
Eric Peterson, percussion

Over the course of a decade, Michael Gordon has collaborated with the world-renowned Kronos Quartet on a series of provocative works that have sought to stretch, bend and otherwise reshape the boundaries of modern classical music. Clouded Yellow assembles these works for the first time, perfectly encapsulating the breadth and complexity of this long-standing creative partnership. 

Clouded Yellow features four pieces: the title track (composed in 2010), Exalted (2010), The Sad Park (2006) and Potassium (2000). The title of the first refers to the clouded yellow butterfly, which is known in England for its mass migrations; the word “clouded” is also meant to describe the blurred harmonies and melodies of the piece. 

Potassium is for amplified string quartet and electronics, with a fuzz box used throughout to lend a mysterious distortion to the sound. The Sad Park is accompanied by recordings of children ages 3 to 4 and their responses to the tragic events of 9/11. Exalted, which also features the Young People’s Chorus of New York City conducted by Francisco Núñez, sets the opening of the Jewish Kaddish in Aramaic, connecting the choral voices of mourning to those of the children in The Sad Park.

Clouded Yellow

Michael Gordon & Kronos Quartet – Clouded Yellow

1 in 10,000 is about the famous Idaho star garnet and unfolds in 4 continuous sections: I. Emerald Creek, II. Grinding and Polishing, III. The Star, IV. Being Here. The pre-recorded electronics include snippets from interviews about the stone with geologists Emily Forsberg and Mickey Gunter; Bill Mabbutt and Mogley Samter from Moscow's rock shop, Gem State Crystals; Rachel, a National Forest Service employee from the Emerald Creek Mining area; and the most dedicated rock hound I know, my dad, Brian. This project was supported by a Seed Grant from the University of Idaho Office of Research and Economic Development. 1 in 10,000 is dedicated to Al Gemberling and the 2018 University of Idaho Wind Ensemble.

Live recording by the University of Idaho Wind Ensemble with Al Gemberling, conductor. Mixed by Mat Leffler-Schulman of Mobtown Studios, Baltimore, MD

1 In 10,000

Philippa Thompson, spoons
Mellissa Hughes, soprano
Taylor Levine, ukulele

1 In 10,000

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