Subtitled “Connective Concentration in Seven” due to its tricky time signature, this “classical but groovy” piece is surprisingly intricate yet enjoyable to both play and listen to. Perhaps even watch! As a percussionist myself I am particularly partial to composing for percussion instruments, of which the marimba is but one. Marimba are incredibly expensive so I thought “what fun!” if we crammed as many players as is sensible onto just one or two instruments. If we did that, how would they avoid hitting each other, each other’s sticks, and getting in each other’s way? Easy – limit them to a certain number of notes.

So that’s what I did.

Six notes each. You’d probably never guess it (heard the preview yet?). And no-one gets in anyone else’s way, despite there being THREE players on each instrument. Six players with six notes each for six minutes.

“Stephen, congratulations on your new work Six by Six.  It is well deserving of many performances.”
Robert McCormick, Professor of Music (Percussion), University of South Florida

Six by Six - Connective Concentration in Seven

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Based on psalm 32, this is the 3rd composition in my quest to write 150 new pieces of music by June 2020.


Covered

King David's Rag

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Based on psalm 99 and written for solo piano, this is the 54th composition in my quest to write 150 new pieces of music by June 2020.


Bagatelle For Piano

Example of original chamber work for the Dunedin Music Society's Summer Sinfonia 2018

Homage to Christopher Columbus

An immersive experience of sound and movement in a setting of dramatic acoustics and light for cello, flute, percussion and dance.

Heed The Bell

A quartet for clarinets that sounds like bubbles. But there's a whole bunch more to the story than that! You'll have to ask to find out...

Bubble Games (for clarinet quartet)

http://classicjabber.com - a podcast of Conductor Composer Stephen P Brown chatting with his friends about all things classical music.

Classic Jabber

Ep.58 Colleen Schmitt - Melodrama vs. Authenticity

Ep.54 Rose Mallare - Rockette, Gaga, & Vatican

Ep.53 Greg Howard - Business was the hobby

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Ep.52 Becca McCoy - Musical Theater

Ep.51 Melissa Brown - Literature, Music, and Arts Admin

Ep.50 Celicia Slafter - Woodwind Specialist

Ep.48 Graeme Currie - The Bassman

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