Written in June 2023. Orchestra.
Ma Sicong, Xu Weixin.
[​Chinese Historical Figures: 1966 - 1976]

Ma Sicong

Nick Storring - Newfoundout
mappa.bandcamp.com/album/newfoundout


I hear Brazilian singers. 
Clearly. 
And clearly they are not there. 
The music seems convinced of the presence of Brazilian singers. 
That was my first coherent thought after listening to Newfoundout 
Now. 
And clearly. 
In what must be a profound list of instruments or sound sources heard on this record, 
I doubt we will find Milton Nascimento, Nana Caymmi, or Maria Bethânia. 
I hallucinated them. 
Clearly. 
Because hallucinations are clear. 
And there is a lot of hallucinating going on here. 
The music hallucinates itself. 
And leaves space for us to hallucinate along with it. 
The instruments play, and they play wildly, in a state of hallucination. 
The music slides in a slow and light state of relocation. 
This is a balade. 
And as we sway we may notice things, they may come to us, 
often only for mere seconds before evaporating in a clear decay. 
The hallucination is the space in between us and the music. 
The space, ever-modulating, of the encounter itself. 
An encounter constantly and slowly composing and decomposing, 
forming and deforming and sensually blurring the lines in between. 
A clear haze.

The music guts and lushes without rising or falling. 
This is not an orchestra 
This is not a paragraph. 
A bordel of instruments. 
Clumps of moss. 
Stretched out like rubber bands. 
They sway. 
Flat on the ground. 
Hanging under a tree. 
A band in a hammock. 
In the grass. 
They are squatting in the heat. 
This music thinks birds sing just for joy. 
A radical obedience of joy. 
There is a rub. 
This is some kind of rubbing music. 
Everything breaths here. 
Khartum 
Tropical lungs. Steamy courtyard. A clear sweetnighter.

― 𝙀𝙧𝙞𝙘 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙪𝙭

Over the last decade, Toronto-based composer Nick Storring has become well known for his unique, painstaking compositional style of layering performances on a plethora of objects and musical/electro-mechanical instruments to deeply moving effect. ‘Newfoundout’, his seventh album, follows last year’s lush and nocturnal ‘My Magic Dreams Have Lost Their Spell’ (Orange Milk Records) with more rhythmical material and an almost theatrical, phantasmal sensibility. The music here doesn’t just evoke imagined landscapes or unique sonic worlds, but it seems to be toying with the idea of a protagonist or a narrative. The pieces move with intent, unravelling in their course moving tales, haunting ancient stories and whispered rumours. There is an underlying aura of mystery and ghostliness which is also reflected in the track titles: all are named after ghost towns around Ontario, Canada. ‘Newfoundout’ is a truly fascinating new entry in Storring’s discography; one which not only highlights his strengths and refines his approach, but also showcases the breadth of his vision. It’s an album where hyperrealism meets psychedelia, where strange dreams meet cinematic grandeur.

― 𝘼𝙙𝙖𝙢 𝘽𝙖𝙙𝙞 𝘿𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙡


released July 30, 2021

All selections are named after ghost towns around Ontario, Canada.

Dome is dedicated to the memory of Noah Creshevsky

Composed, performed, recorded, produced, and mastered by Nick Storring using acoustic and electromechanical instruments/ treatments, and only the minimum of effects processing. 
nickstorring.ca

Photography by Nick Storring

Artwork and layout by Richard Čecho 
instagram.com/riko_ceko/

Words by Eric Chenaux and Adam Badí Donoval 
ericchenaux.com 
abdonoval.com

CD photography by Lukáš Rohárik

Special thanks to: Nathalia Sanches, Colin Fisher, Katrina Orlowski, Yvonne Ng, Peter Hatch, Noah Creshevsky, Seth Graham, Keith Rankin, Jakub Juhás / mappa, and John Farah (for the continued use of his Rhodes and Pianet).

©2021 Nick Storring 
All tracks SOCAN

Released by mappa as MAP027 in 2021

Dome Extension

Frood

Khartum

Silver Centre

Vroomanton

Newfoundout

A Single Purpose

Written in June 2023. Orchestra.
Li Jiulian, Xu Weixin.
[​Chinese Historical Figures: 1966 - 1976]

Li Jiulian

String Quartet No.1 - workshop recording extract

A Post-Spring Sonnet.
Tracks by - LUSSURIA-VANITY PRODUCTIONS-OJERUM-MAX RICHTER-RAFAEL ANTON IRISARRI-PUCE MARY-8HOUR ANIMAL-LEFTINA OSHA-MARELD-ZGUBA

GAINSBOROUGH ROAD

Performed by the AURA Ensemble (University of Houston)

In Spite of Time

More experiMENTAL piano music. Etude 1770 for piano, 2 pianos , piano & voice(5jun23-5,6,7,8)

etude1770

„Tasten der Stille“ (05.06.2023 )

Dies ist die Fortsetzung einer meiner neuen Musikreihe in loser Folge.
Anthologie „Gefrierende Momente“ „Frost Musik“
Zerberstende, fragile Klangräume.

Die Vorstellung bei diesem kleinen Musik-Poem ist diese:
Ein kalter Wintermorgen, ich blicke auf einen kleinen zugefrorenen Teich.
Die ersten Sonnenstrahlen des neuen Tages berühren die gefrorene Oberfläche des Teiches.

Es beginnt eine zauberhafte und zarte Magie. Der kleine Teich beginn wie ein großer Teppich voller kleiner Diamanten zu funkeln. 
Alles ist in Stille getaucht. Ein zarter Morgennebel beginnt sich zu erheben.
Das sind die Schlüssel der Stille. Alles liegt im eisigen, gefrorenen Schweigen.

Vielen Dank für Eure geschätzte Aufmerksamkeit.
SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/cloppenburg-music

Musik :  Björn Cloppenburg  Alle Rechte vorbehalten
Foto	:     Björn Cloppenburg
Es wurden für dieses Projekt virtuelle Instrumente der folgenden Firmen verwendet: 
https://westwoodinstruments.com  UPRIGHT FELT PIANO
https://spitfireaudio.com  PHOBOS


"Keys of Silence" (06/05/2023)

This is the continuation of one of my new music series in loose succession.
Anthology "Freezing Moments" "Frost Music"
Bursting, fragile sound spaces.

The idea behind this little musical poem is this:
A cold winter morning, I'm looking at a small frozen pond.
The first rays of the new day touch the frozen surface of the pond.

An enchanting and delicate magic begins. The little pond starts to sparkle like a big carpet full of little diamonds.
Everything is immersed in silence. A delicate morning mist begins to rise.

These are the keys of silence. Everything lies in the icy frozen silence.

Thank you for your valued attention.
SOUND CLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/cloppenburg-music

Music : 	        Björn Cloppenburg All rights reserved
Photo: 		Björn Cloppenburg
Virtual instruments from the following companies were used for this project:
https://westwoodinstruments.com UPRIGHT FELT PIANO
https://spitfireaudio.com PHOBOS

Keys of Silents

Keys Of Silents

Piano duet created in one moment with two loving souls.

Entry Level

Etude 1769 for piano, synthesiser & mellotron voice(2jun23-6)

etude1769

Loren Ma - Colour of Sounds [Contemporary]
Colour of Sounds is a piece written for piano based on a seven-tone row. The inspiration of the piece comes from the world of colours. This theme is explored through a variety of creatively used chords and harmony. The piece eventually turns into a waltz towards the end as a reminder of the liveliness colours brings us.

Composer: Loren Ma 
Pianist: Harry Turner

Music Copyright © 2018 Loren Ma. All Rights Reserved.

Colour Of Sounds

Colorless Green Ideas Sleep Furiously



c r e a t e   a n d   r e f l e c t

Spotify/Conradusz
Apple Music/Conradusz

I am here... floating on a breath of air, from the nostrils of a great beast. it's eyes closed but mine open, It sees what I see.

This journey to find a tone, a vibe, a space where we can create something to keep our union organized, tranquil and sacred.

👽 dude I'm just trying to stay focused so I don't fall apart out here in this crazy world. 

am I getting better? I think so... I've just now decided the path to express this mess. So close your eyes and hold my hand... let's see where this next breath takes us 



I am a Musician & Composer 
played guitar since adolescence and piano for a couple of years
In my creating I hope to challengemyself to "boldly go where no man has gone before" as it were & to explore new arts of sound.

Australian composer, born 1960, married to Clare Maclean (New Zealand/Australian composer). The first extended series of paintings were by my father, Barry Carroll [I now use other painters]. There is a wide variety of music here: recent compositions, pieces written in my thirties, student works, and pieces written in my teenage years. Its mostly based on Finale versions of my scores. There is a full list of my Soundcloud pieces at https://john-carroll-poems.com/soundcloud-recordings/

Soon after I started learning piano I began composing. At university I studied with Peter Sculthorpe (1978-81) [and earlier, with Martin Wesley-Smith, Moya Henderson and Eric Gross]. My style was modernist (In Terra Pax, Sonata for Two Pianos and Horn, Qui Tollis). After my studies I felt drawn to tonality. Many of my pieces were written during my thirties. My style is often tonal, sometimes using the structures of classical music, sometimes incorporating traditional melodies, aiming to express a sense of the timeless goodness in existence. I became a pastor. There was a twenty year exile from composition, during which time I started writing poetry. In December 2017 my wife showed me how to write Finale scores - here are the results! 

In 2018 I began composing again. Over 1320 new works have been written, each one canonic - using Plainsong, Jewish cantillation, Scottish pibrochs, Icelandic music, early transcriptions of Aboriginal music, Breton and Northumbrian melodies, Gaelic psalms, Irish and English tunes, Welsh folk songs, and my own melodies (Landscapes and Angels, and a extended series of works that accompany paintings) "joining our voice to a great communal voice that calls out across the centuries" (Ben Myers). Bruckner greatly influenced me when I was young. May I also create melodies that "arc from heaven" (Colin Davies). 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100025651981505
Poetry: https://john-carroll-poems.com/ 
Email: yomechad7@gmail.com

Willkommen in meiner Welt  ( Wolke ) der Musik.
Projekt : Modern Philharmonic & Charism Voices

Von Anbeginn meiner Zeit fühle und denke ich in Musik. 
Das ist es. 
Ich finde meine hier veröffentlichten Kompositionen vermitteln das.  
Obwohl ich etwas Klavierunterricht hatte komponiere ich autodidaktisch, völlig frei im Moment.  
Nicht immer sind es gefällige Harmonien. Versucht meine Musik einfach unvoreingenommen und völlig wertfrei von Euren Hörgewohnheiten zu hören.

Folgt gerne meiner Klangwelt. 
Freue mich über meinen Musik-Account auf einen regen, kreativen inspirierenden Gedankenaustausch. 
Suche hier gleichgesinnte Sounddesigner*innen und Komponisten*innen die vielleicht mit mir ein verrücktes Klangteam bilden möchten um neue Klangwelten zu entdecken und kreieren. 
PROJEKT:
Modern Philharmonic & Charism Voices

Alle Rechte vorbehalten.

Vielen Dank für Euren Besuch und Eure geschätzte Aufmerksamkeit.
Björn Cloppenburg - Komponist – Sound Design


Welcome to my world  ( Cloud ) of music.

From the beginning of my time feel and think in music.
That's it.
I think my compositions published here convey that.
Although I had some piano lessons, I compose self-taught, completely free at the moment.
It's not always pleasing harmonies. Just try to listen to my music unbiased and completely unjudged by your listening habits.

Feel free to follow my sound world.
I'm looking forward to a lively, creative and inspiring exchange of ideas via my music account.
I am looking for like-minded sound designers and composers who might want to form a crazy sound team with me to discover and create new worlds of sound.

All rights reserved.
PROJECT:
Modern Philharmonic & Charisma Voices

Thank you for your visit and your valued attention.
Björn Cloppenburg - Composer - Sound Design

New tracks tagged #contemporary classical