Name: Impromptu by markftgurrola
Duration: 4 min 45 s
Description: Impromptu for solo cello by Mark Gurrola. Performance by Nicholas Johnson from the USF Composer's Concert, 10/28/16.

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

Impromptu

Yee Nahgloshii or skin-walker was the term used by Navajo Indians to describe a witch who had the ability to transform into an animal.

Yee Nahgloshii (live)

"Preta" for high brass and violin is a study in the sonic possibilities of the instruments when played in unconventional ways. The title is a Sanskrit word meaning “hungry ghost” which describes a supernatural being that suffers from unquenchable hunger and thirst.

Premiered on April, 17th 2017 in Barness Recital Hall at the University of South Florida.

Mark Gurrola, High Brass 
G. Blake Harrison-Lane, Violin

Watch a video of the performance at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_OJnqvq_UM

For more information please visit:
http://www.gblakeharrisonlane.com

Preta

"Cone of Uncertainty" for Piano and Electronics (2017)
Performed by Mark Gurolla

Cone Of Uncertainty (2017)

Performed by members of Yarn/Wire and participants in Yarn/Wire's 2018 Institute at Stony Brook University on July 1st.

Percussion - Mark Grossman and Ian Antonio (Yarn/Wire member)

Piano - Ning Yu and Mark Gurolla

After the Wedding for Two Piano and percussion

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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