This is my Spring 2024 project for the VCFA MFA in music composition performed by members of the Playground Ensemble, ensemble in residence on July  18, 2024 at Colorado College. I was exploring what we call the double empathy problem in autism circles.  The fixed media elements are in Bohlen Pierce tuning.  What does it mean to have tuning systems in counterpoint?

Playground Ensemble performers:
David Short, cello
David E. Farrell, laptop
Deborah Marshall, clarinet
Allyson Stibbards, viola
Sarah Whitnah, violin
Sonya Yeager-Meeks, flute

Later does not mean never...

Steve Owens grew up in upstate NY, and has a bachelor's in musicology, a master’s in Music Education and an MFA in music composition from Vermont College of Fine Arts.  He developed parallel careers as a concert flutist and as an educator in Vermont public schools.  He's published band, choral, and chamber compositions with Hal Leonard and Alry.  Steve has since left academics to pursue composition full time. Recent performances include a woodwind quintet played by City of Tomorrow, and an electro-acoustic sextet performed by The Playground Ensemble. His latest work, "Dysphoria" for the Truberry Duo, explores the inner experience of neurodivergence, drawing on his own experience as an autistic educator.