Bipolar. composed by Mark Gurrola for two pianists and two percussionists premiered by Yarn/Wire. Bipolar is a series of short movements each displaying similar yet opposite emotions.
i- Alert/Tense
ii- Stress/Elated
iii- Comfort/Discomfort
iv- Serene/Anxious
v- Activation/Deactivation

Bipolar.

Impromptu for solo cello by Mark Gurrola. Performance by Nicholas Johnson from the USF Composer's Concert, 10/28/16.

Impromptu

Forge, by Mark Gurrola. Dedicated to and recorded by String Noise. For more about the duo: www.stringnoiseduo.com

Forge

Tone Poem inspired by Grimm's Fairy tale, Tales of Snakes. Pragati Adesh, soprano, Marshall Mosley, clarinet, Nicholas Johnson, cello, and Mark Gurrola, piano.

Tale of Snakes

Naiad, composed (2014) and recorded (2017)by Mark Gurrola.

Naiad

Horo for solo Bassoon. Performance by Brendon Sill. Composed by Mark Gurrola.

Horo

3 Requiescats for Tenor and Cello by Mark Gurrola. Text by O. Wilde, M. Arnold, and D. Parker. Performance by Daniel Perez, tenor, and Nicholas Johnson, cello.

3 Requiescats

Aesop's Fables for woodwind quintet by Mark Gurrola. Julie Bryan, flute, Angelica White, oboe, Alejandro Russo, clarinet, Kate Lamppert, horn, Tucker Johnson, bassoon, and Daniel Perez, narration.

Aesop's Fables

art song by Mark Gurrola. Performance by Pragati Asdesh, soprano, and Mark Gurrola, piano.

Four Dedications to Durdy Bayramov

Seidr by Mark Ft Gurrola, Performed by Justina Chu (fl), Julianne Shepard (pno), and Crystal Chu (perc)at the 2018 Space City New Music Festival. Photo By Joshua J. Gutierrez.

Seidr

Two Famous Lobster Dishes by Mark Gurrola. Performance by Richard An, piano, and Ian Antonio, percussion, at the 2018 Yarn/Wire Summer Institute.

Two Famous Lobster Dishes

Recording from the Breath Mark Retreat 2018 by Elena Stabile and Julie Bryan. Text by Anna Brake. Composition by Mark FT Gurrola.

breathe

Film Score by Mark FT Gurrola for the short film, Sputnik, by Maxim Zhestkov. Recorded by Raisa Efimove-Popailidi (vln),  Dimitris Delfinopoulos (vla), Myrto Talakoudi (vc), Dimitris Leontzakos (cl), Martyna Jatauskaite (pno), and Mihali Paleologou (cont).

Watch Sputnik: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhkY9OSSxWg

the Man on the Moon

Noche de la Luna by Mark FT Gurrola. Performance live from Keep Composers Weird 2019 Residency by Pamela Martinez (voice), Luis Corpus II (cl), Jason Elinoff (via), Mark Gurrola (harp), and Brent Baldwin (cond.).

Noche de la Luna

sensations of Serene (2018) by Mark FT Gurrola for voice and two pianos. Text by Brent A Morden. Recorded by Mark FT Gurrola

sensations of Serene

Dos Lunas de Tardes
Poetry by Frederico Garcia Lorca

1. La Luna Esta Muerta - Pamela Martinez, voice and singing bowl, & Mark Gurrola, harp

2. La Tarde Canta (3'26") - Chabriely Rivera, voice, & Mark Gurrola, harp

Dos Lunas de Tarde

Mark Frederick Thorvald Gurrola (b. 1993) is a musician from Lubbock, Texas. Drawing inspiration from text and other art mediums, his compositions often reflect or depict nonmusical subjects - such as recipes, puzzles, rituals, poetry, fables, and cats. Mark’s chamber, film, and electronic works have been performed across the United States, Europe, and Asia, and has been played by pianist Eunmi Ko, Yarn/Wire ensemble, and String Noise duo. He has participated in Dot the Line New Music Festival, Keep Composers Weird Residency, Yarn/Wire Institute, Breath Mark Retreat, Fusion Film Scoring Workshop, SCI Region XI Conference, Terroir New Music Series and Space City New Music Festival.

Being a multi-instrumentalist, Mark has performed on piano, trumpet, harp, accordion, and conducting. He has experience in a variety of genres - ranging from vernacular, Celtic, Balkan, and Ceili bands, to chamber ensembles, improvisational ensembles, jazz and Symphonic bands, Orchestras, and musicals. Mark has performed at the Keep Composers Weird 2019 Residency, and 2018 Yarn/Wire Institute.

Mark has a Master’s degree in Music Composition from the University of South Florida and a Bachelors in Music Composition from Texas Tech University. His principal composition teachers are Dr. Mei-Fang Lin, Dr. Baljinder Sekhon, Dr. Peter Fischer, and Mr. Paul Reller. Mark served as the 2017-2018 president and treasurer of the USF New Music Consortium. He is a member of the Society of Composers, Inc.

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