jazz

Performed by Madawaska String Quartet, Music Gallery, Toronto, 2006

Recorded by Paul Hodge

Honourable Mention in the contest for the 2008 Brian M. Israel Prize, awarded by the Society for New Music and the NY Federation of Music Clubs

In the first movement, I use some aleatoric elements over repeated percussive patterns that draw on influences from some popular electronic musics.These passages are contrasted with jazz-influenced writing.The second movement is the most traditional and lyrical.The third ‘brings everything together uncomfortably’.



Diminished But Returning: A String Quartet

Les Yeux Noirs

Diminished But Returning - mvt 1 (Madawaska String Quartet)

Diminished But Returning - mvt 2 (Madawaska String Quartet)

Diminished But Returning - mvt 3 (Madawaska String Quartet)

riverrun was composed for the Lake Minneola High School Percussion Quartet. This
work features various types of instruments from the different families of percussion;
metal, wood, skin, and found percussion/other. Each performer has five different
instruments from one of the families. The rhythmic material is derived from the morse
code realizations of the initials of the school (LMHS). The resulting rhythm is presented in augmented and diminished forms throughout the piece.

During the course of this work, different periodicities are utilized simultaneously to
create a sense of chaos which is juxtaposed against brief moments of clarity. Aside
from the highly rhythmic atmosphere, the overall timbre constantly shifts between
different combinations of percussion instruments.

Riverrun

New album: https://sundarsubramanian.bandcamp.com/album/opening

Composer, guitarist, theorist, educator, originally from Ottawa. Here, you will find a mix of acoustic and electronic compositions as well as demonstration recordings of more standard classical and jazz repertoire on guitar.

Compositeur/guitariste/théoricien/enseignant canadien, originaire d'Ottawa. Voici des compositions acoustiques et électroacoustiques ainsi que des interpretations des morceaux du répertoire standard classique et jazz.

Nouvel album: https://sundarsubramanian.bandcamp.com/album/opening

Diminished But Returning - mvt 2 (Madawaska String Quartet)

Sundar Subramanian