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Glittering Spezzato

Concrète Dasein Hūsą 𐍂𐌰𐌶𐌽

never say goodbye

Winter by Tori Amos - Piano solo

Piano music by women composers of the 20th Century

Sonata In E Minor (first movement) by Florence Price

Pagi, from album Departure (2019)

Piano & Composition: Belle Chen

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(c) 2019

Belle Chen: Pagi (2019)

The Terror By Dameun Strange

The Terror (2018) was commissioned by Zeitgeist, a new music ensemble located in St. Paul, MN for their Halloween Festival. I had previously been associated with the ensemble when I was invited to participate in their composer's institute in 2017. Since then, I have participated on a few of their programs as a featured performer and very much enjoy their Studio Z, as a place for experimenting with sound. My journey into creating graphic scores began at Studio Z. 

The Terror is based on the novel of the same name by Dan Simmons chronicles the ill-fated journey of Captain Sir John Franklin and the crew of the HMS Erebus to the artic. I use the ensemble to evoke the frightening tale of isolation, starvation, and a beast. But for me, The Terror is also a metaphorical representation of how I have experienced White Supremacy in the Great White North: isolated, starving, and constantly fighting the beast.

The Terror performed by Zeitgeist

Dinner Party Sample

I dedicate this composition to the life of George Floyd. Dreams of new life deferred by a racist police system that now wishes to cover up and distort the facts of his death. This is for you, brother.  Soul Rising. Wings of Obsidian.

Epilogue

I was trying to write an angry piece, but this is what came out. I decided to use that anger as motivation to continue to find and uplift the beauty. With all that is happening, there is so much beauty in the community, the many communities, families I belong to. This one is for all of you. 

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