for Violin and Piano
May 2014, Voertman Hall, Denton

Violin: Mia Detwiler
Piano : Eva Polgar

Witold Lutoslawski : Subito

Composer : Charles Wuorinen
Guitar : Alexandre Gérard

https://www.charleswuorinen.com/compositions/hexadactyl/

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Charles Wuorinen : Hexadactyl

Five Illusions - for Orchestra
1.	Maze
2.	Lake
3.	Towers
4.	Nocturne
5.	Puzzle
This recording has been made using synthetic/sample sounds which have been expertly created by Christos Andreou (www.christosandreou.com).  As such it should be heard as a 'working document'.

Programme Note:
The birth of this score has taken about thirty years.  The first four pieces in this set are a reworking of a set of pieces for piano duo that I completed in the early 1980s.  However, I always wanted to create orchestral versions of these pieces, feeling their range of colours ideally suited to such large forces.   The reworking became a new compositional journey too as the music went through much serious and substantial change, and a final movement was created, making an arch shape design which felt right.  I knew that this work should begin high and relentlessly tumble to the depths, yet remain optimistic and firmly driven.  The creation of this piece happened so easily and became a total pleasure.  The titles of the five movements are suggestions only, aimed at focusing thoughts, just as Debussy’s titles for his piano preludes do.  However, the overall title ‘Illusions’ was easy to reach.  These are illusions in every sense – surreal and dreamlike images that I enjoy inhabiting.  The work is dedicated to my wife, Giuliana, who inspired me to create these orchestral pieces.  It then became the inspiration to a larger scale work, a one act opera based loosely on the story 'La Belle et la Bête'.	 © Paul Max Edlin 2014

Five Illusions - for Orchestra (2014)

This work was essentially composed in 1999-2000 with some revisions in 2006. I'm pleased to present it for the first time, here in this virtual performance made using Apple's Logic software and the wonderful East/West Hollywood Orchestra samples. 

Symphony 2

RoughTrack#145

Consolation Disappointment, for string quartet performed by Srdjan Sretenovic and the members of Gradilište/Construction at The Festival of Contemporary Music in Belgrade titled Re-Construction.

(Also possible as *la douleur exquise*- the heart-wrenching pain of wanting the affection of someone unattainable)

Consolation Disappointment, for string quartet

Seek (for Orchestra)

Orchestration by John Driscoll (https://soundcloud.com/driscollmusick) of original piece by Mariza Costa-Cabral. The choice of all instruments is John's, as well as all richness of musical details, and the midi and sound files.

I wrote this piece for my husband.

The accompanying image was found on the internet without attribution.

I trust you like a flying trapezist - by Mariza Costa-Cabral, orchestrated by John Driscoll

Drizzle was composed for an atonal theory class at Cincinnati’s Conservatory of Music. Its rather unique instrumentation reflects the performers available. Case in point. For the original performance, I covered the cello part on bassoon.

Although short, this piece is intended to be programmatic. During the winter of 1987-88 almost daily rain squalls plagued Cincinnati, Ohio. As a student habitually low on cash, the only pair of walking shoes I owned had holes in both soles, prompting sidestepping to avoid puddles. Fortunately, the Conservatory was located just five blocks away from my apartment. One rainy afternoon, a post-Conservatory grocery run resulted in a thoroughly soaked composer, bassoon case slung over the shoulder, carrying two bags of provisions. As I opened the door to my apartment, one of the bags failed spectacularly and spilled its contents onto a clean kitchen floor. A glass jar of pasta sauce shattered upon impact. With the benefit of hindsight, the result was similar to those self-inflicted mishaps suffered by actor Rowan Atkinson in the classic BBC-TV series, Mr. Bean. Drizzle will hopefully generate a few giggles, because the idea is to illustrate the events leading to the grocery bag incident. The inevitable caption: “When it rains, it pours”.

The version heard in this recording was generated with the assistance of Finale 2014.5 software, in conjunction with sound libraries from Garritan Personal Orchestra 4.

Drizzle

LOOSING HEAD @20 Minutes of Chørd Cäbal

I have been a free-lance composer since 1991, creating original works as well as arrangements for orchestra, band, opera/music theater and a variety of chamber ensembles. My orchestral work, "Last Voyage", won the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Centennial Composers Competition. This achievement brought the title of an Ernst & Young Emerging American Composer. In addition, the Chicago Opera Theater presented my one-act chamber opera, "Commuter", at its New Music Showcase. Other important premieres include the performance of my monodrama, "With Blood On My Hands", at the University of Chicago, featuring bass-baritone Nicholas Solomon and Contempo. In addition, I've been extremely fortunate to receive terrific performances from ensembles such as the Pacifica Quartet, DuPage Symphony Orchestra,  West Suburban Symphony as well as the Augustana College Choir and Symphony Orchestra. For further details about my background, please visit my page at LinkedIn.com

Drizzle

Stephen Kowalsky