This waltz, dedicated to my cherished canine companion, Caleigh, who we bid farewell to in September 2024 by guiding her across the Rainbow Bridge, is a tender homage. Composed in the manner of late 19th-century waltzes, it is scored for violin, cello, and piano.

Waltz For Caleigh

THE JESTER | Music by Stuart Diamond | Words by Robert Host

The Jester is one of my favorite works. It is an electronic song-cycle created with the first commercial analog synthesizers, including a classic Buchla modular system, a full-studio ARP 2500, and the Baldwin Electric Harpsichord.  Recorded on one of the first Ampex AG-440 analog tape recorders. 

For those who know or care about such matters, these were the crucible instruments of their time.

The work itself is primitive, yet perhaps primal. It is an hallucinogenic, nightmare trip into a sonic dreamscape, a place where a Christ figure and The Jester fuse into a mocking, jousting Savior.

The Jester

Then

Paul Fejko, Organist and Stuart Diamond, Lyricon Wind Synthesizer

"Tyme's Escape" is improvisation with mad genius organist Paul Fejko.  The premise: Paul and I had never played together before. So the plan was to meet in this cathedral in Worcester, Massachussets  that features a famous organ with over 7000 pipes. Turn on the tape recorder and play for an hour. 2AM in the morning (to avoid daytime car traffic noise), freezing cold night, playing in our winter coats.  No recording or description can capture the reality of what happened. The Lyricon soars over 7500 organ pipes coming from 360 degrees. And when the massive 32 foot Contra Bombarde pipes come in sync with the Lyricon bass notes - the stone floors and walls of the cathedral vibrating in resonance – they create a colossal sound surpassing even the power of largest symphony orchestras or rock band.  Outside of this recording (a pale reflection of the sonic truth) the only ones to testify to do it all were myself, Paul, the producer, the audio engineer and an assistant."

Stuart Diamond

01 Nights Release

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