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02 - Bubbly Bill

01 - Rococo Part I

Praise Him- J.S. Bach from Cantata No. 207 (Alto Part)

Praise Him- J.S. Bach from Cantata No. 207 (Soprano Part)

Praise Him- J.S. Bach from Cantata No. 207 (Tenor Part)

Praise Him- J.S. Bach from Cantata No. 207 (Bass Part)

Program Notes:

"... Sondern nach dem Geist" is inspired by Johann Sebastian Bach’s motet “Jesu, meine Freude,” BWV 227, specifically the profound message at the end of its second movement. This piece of music holds a special place in my heart as it was the first of Bach’s Chorales I discovered when I was first introduced to Western Classical music around the age of thirteen or fourteen.

Original text in German:
"Es ist nun nichts Verdammliches an denen, die in Christo Jesu sind, die nicht nach dem Fleische wandeln, sondern nach dem Geist."

English translation:
"There is now no condemnation in them who are in Christ and who walk not according to the flesh but according to the spirit."

This passage echoes Romans 8:1 from the Bible: "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." To me, this quote evokes Matthew 26:41, "The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

The phrase “sondern nach dem Geist,” when isolated, translates to “separate according to the soul”—thus, my title recontextualizes this evocative phrase.

"... Sondern nach dem Geist" is dedicated to Jonas Aumiller. I am immensely grateful for his friendship and inspiration, as well as for his role in premiering this piece.

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Sami SEIF — ... Sondern nach dem Geist (2024) | After Bach's "Jesu, meine Freude" (Jonas Aumiller)

Suite nº1 Prelude by Johan Sebastian Bach. Tuba: Jesus Duran

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IM GOING TO FUCKING LOSE MY MIND (ft. KaltKlang) (Prod. KaltKlang)

"Resonance of Eternity: Bach's Echo" is a fusion of genres that reimagines Johann Sebastian Bach's timeless composition "Air" through a contemporary lens. This instrumental track blends the elegance of Bach’s original work with the modern, pulsating rhythms of orchestral dubstep, the smooth, laid-back vibes of lo-fi, and the high-energy beats of drum and bass.

Resonance Of Eternity: Bach's Engine

J. S. Bach: Preludium, Allemande and Courante from the Suite in G major for Solo Cello. Béla Pukánszky - cello.

Bach_G-dúr Preludium_Allemande_Courante

Lebanese composer and music theorist Sami Seif (b. 1998) has been praised as “a distinctive compositional voice” who creates “intoxicating and fascinating soundworld[s]” (Carla Rees, Pan Journal of the British Flute Society). Described as “very tasteful and flavorful” with “beautiful, sensitive writing!” (Webster University Young Composers Competition), his music is inspired by the aesthetics, philosophies, paradigms and poetry of his Middle-Eastern heritage. His latest musical concerns center around the phenomenology of time and of differing degrees of focus.

A passionate and enthusiastic collaborator, Seif has worked with numerous renowned musicians. Previous and upcoming collaborators include Mary Kay Fink and Stanley Konopka of The Cleveland Orchestra, Vinay Parameswaran, Carla Rees, Marcelo Lehninger, the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, the Odin Quartet, Amer Hasan, TEMPO Ensemble, Juan Riveros, Earplay, Ensemble 126, Ensemble Metamorphosis, Drew Hosler, Dustin White, and Lana Stafford, among others. Seif’s music has been recognized internationally by various institutions such  as ASCAP, SOCAN, the RED NOTE New Music Festival, the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York, the New York Composers Circle, the Stamford Music and Arts Academy, the Foundation for Modern Music, the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs, the Cleveland Composer’s Guild, the Arizona Flute Society, Webster University, Abundant Silence, and Warren County Summer Music School, among others. Additionally, he was selected as a finalist for the 2019 Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra call for scores from a pool of more than 2200 applicants from more than 90 countries. In 2020, he was selected again from a larger pool of almost 8000 applicants.

Originally from the small town of Ashkout in Mount Lebanon, he was born to a non-musical family in Abu Dhabi and he is fluent in Arabic, French and English. He started out at the age of twelve as a self-taught musician, composing and playing on special, Arabic keyboards designed to accommodate the microtones of Arabic music. Not having had access to formal music education, Seif taught himself how to read and write music by reading theory textbooks. He later formally studied piano, composition, audio engineering, and sound synthesis.

Seif completed his BM, double-majoring in composition and music theory at the Cleveland Institute of Music, where, he was honored with the Donald Erb prize in composition and the Beth Pearce Nelson award in music theory upon graduation. He is currently a doctoral fellow at the CUNY Graduate Center, studying with Jason Eckardt, Bruce Saylor, and David Schober. His former teachers include Julia Victorivna Podsekaeva (composition and piano), Roger Bergs (composition), Alan Reese (music theory), and Gerardo Teissonnière (piano).

Working in the tech industry for many years, I have a passion for music production.
I am personally inclined into listening to piano music, classical and contemporary. 
But I love a lot electronic music in all its varieties: EDM, Fonk, Downtempo, Future Bass, etc. 
I also like rock and jazz music genres.

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