The the vast series of Williamsburg Concerto contains entire re-writes of all six of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos. This cycle #2 was itself an entirely new compositional breakthrough for me. Studying Bach and minimalism, I was trying to create an "UberMinimalism" where as I prefer the term "steady state music" for the works of Glass, Reich,et al. I wanted to create a glacial type harmony that moved past normal concepts of sustain and duration. These works in WC#2 the "Quarter Note=4" is the mothership movement with five other satellite pieces playing friction against sustain, angles of light against breath and volume. Conceived for mixed wind quintet of players that DO NOT use circular breathing techniques the score is so simple no ensemble has ever really take these works seriously, if its easy looking it can't be good music! Especially in this age of the "New Complexity"! But in fact, slowing down to the absolute basic time of whole note equals one minute, this 12 note sequence is in fact 12 minutes long. And all wind players learn from youth the power of long tones - this is the extreme! And yet even within this simplicity, many organisms exist! The original was premiered at the Pink Pony on Ludlow St, NYC in 1999. On this performance: myself clarinet, Susanne Chen, bassoon, Chris McIntyre, trombone, flute & French Horn ?.. Copyright Nu Iron Music, BMI 2013. Parts and scores available on request.

Williamsburg Concerto #2 (Quarter Note=4)

Apophthegms for Two Violins
Composed by John Zorn
Pauline Kim Harris, violin
Conrad Harris, violin

LIVE recording from Dartmouth College 2013.

John ZORN: Apophthegms for Two Violins

Aaron Roche remixed an unreleased folk song of mine. This was the result.

The Undeserved (Remix)- Nicholas Zork

Whither the Invisible Birds?

live @ the Kitchen, MATA festival 2018, April 18

Miranda Cuckson, vln 1. 
Pauline Kim Harris, vln 2;.
Hannah Levinson, vla.
Mariel Roberts, vc.

Libro D'aprile

Live recording of concert by Project Sis:
Christine Kim, Cello
Pauline Kim Harris, Violin

Composer:
William Joseph

Arranged by Project Sis

John ZORN: Apophthegms for Two Violins

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