Portrait of a Yellow Man (Porträt der Gelbe Mann, 1921 (Portrait V) - No. 118 from Paul Klee : Painted Songs
Ben Roidl-Ward, bassoon
October 11, 2022; UNI, Cedar Falls, IA

Portrait of a Yellow Man (Porträt der Gelbe Mann, 1921 from Paul Klee : Painted Songs

No. 159 "Harmony Blue=Orange" (Harmonie Blau=Orange, 1923) from Paul Klee : Painted Songs

Any number of players journey through a series of interludes and episodes, getting lost in the painting through improvisation.

Premiered on November 7, 2024 at the Vanguard New Music Series at Zion Community Commons in Saint Paul,

Zack Kline, violin
Aaron Kerr, cello
Jonathan Posthuma, piano
Adam Rappel, marimba
Andrew Myers, vibraphone


Harmony Blue=Orange (Harmonie Blau=Orange, 1923) - No. 159 from Paul Klee : Painted Songs

No. 46 "Underwater Garden" (Unterwassergarten, 1939) from Paul Klee : Painted Songs

A bright orange fish swims peacefully through an underwater landscape of blue, green, purple and gray.

Premiered on April 5, 2024 at the Vanguard New Music Series at Zion Community Commons, Saint Paul.

Gavin Carney, trombone
Samantha Hogan, trombone
Justin Schoenherr, trombone
Jason Wiley, trombone

Underwater Garden (Unterwassergarten, 1939) - No. 46 from Paul Klee : Painted Songs

Collection of recorded compositions of Jonathan Posthuma, composer.

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