I. Resounding 
II. Dust
III. Broader than the original. 

Modus operandi is a piece who’s procedures and musical materials are inspired by many of my earlier works. This conscious revisiting and recontextualization of earlier ideas is the main reason for the title.

Resounding plays on both the definition meaning emphatic but also to literally sound again. This movement draws heavily on the musical figuration employed in my piece Liberation Compromise for 17 players. 

Dust aims to capture both the idea of something mundane - muted and melancholic in mood - and also the idea of a much lighter remnant or residue left over from something else. This piece draws from the slow movements of my Quintet for Winds, Encompass, and Lake Music. 

Broader than the original is a rough translation of the marking “noch briefer all su Anfang” from the Adagio of Mahler’s Symphony No. 9. It occurs when the tutti horns play an elaboration of the main melody – a moment which has resonated with me for quite some time. It is not my intention that the horn line be heard and recognized – it is there as a point of reference. In this context, the weaving of this line into my musical fabric is taken to its highest level adding another layer of meaning to the title.

Modus operandi for mixed octet(2019)

You will; …no, “because.” Know “because”, & You will.
Aries 5:21-934🍫

way too much coffee today

Ben Morris is a composer whose music tells unconventional stories and crosses genre boundaries. He is Assistant Professor of Composition at Stephen F. Austin State University.

Yi-De Chen's Website: https://yidechen.wordpress.com

Taiwan Ministry of Culture "My First Show" Outstanding Composer Award
National Taiwan Cultural Center Distinction Award in Music Composition
National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra Composition Commission Distinction Award 
National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra Composition Competition, 3rd Prize and Orchestra Members’ Choice Award
National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra Original Music Composition and Marketing Platform Award Recipient

Publication:
Yi-De Chen, Inspirations, Musical Ideas, and Improvisations: Reflections on My Own Composing, Master’s Thesis, Taipei National University of Arts, Taiwan
http://etds.ncl.edu.tw/cgi-bin/gs32/gsweb.cgi/ccd=aDGE38/record?r1=1&h1=0

Yi-De Chen, After Transformations "The Sound of Formosa" Concert of the Composition Competition: National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra
https://imedia.culture.tw/channel/ntso/zh_tw/media/717

Yi-De Chen, The Story of Pearl Milk Tea, Taiwan Contemporary Composers Works XI: Taiwanese Composers Association
http://isrc.ncl.edu.tw/music_view.aspx?item=14430

Tyler Taylor (1992) is a composer-performer from Louisville, KY. Much of his work is dedicated to creating abstract musical analogies for social-political happenings both present and past. Common among these pieces is a sense of contradiction – sometimes whimsical, sometimes alarming – that comes from the interaction of diverse musical layers. 
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Tyler is currently a full time resident composer at the Louisville Orchestra as part of the inaugural installation of their Creators Corps residency program. In this role Tyler not only writes music for the orchestra but also works closely with community organizations, schools, and programs in the city of Louisville. He established and taught the Louisville Orchestra Young Composer Program for JCPS students grades 4-12 where students had new compositions workshopped and performed by members of the LO. 
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He has been commissioned by the Louisville Orchestra, Washington and Lee State University, the Youth Performing Arts School, the Chicago Composers Orchestra, the Indiana University New Music Ensemble, the Indiana Band Masters Association, the National Orchestral Institute, and more.
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His work has been recognized by awards including the BMI Student Composer Award (2019) and the Howard Hanson Ensemble Prize (2017, 2016). He also held fellowships at the Bowdoin International Music Festival (2021) and the National Orchestral Institute (2021). Most recently, his dissertation “Permissions” for large symphony orchestra was selected for performance during Indiana University’s annual New Voices Orchestra concert on 11/16/22.
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In addition to his pursuits in composition, Tyler also performs the horn in various settings ranging from recitals of contemporary music to professional orchestral settings including the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, Huntington Symphony, Louisville Ballet and the Owensboro Symphony. He maintains a studio of young horn players in Louisville and southern Indiana.
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Tyler holds degrees from Indiana University (Doctor of Music with minors in Music Theory & Horn Performance), the Eastman School of Music (Master of Music), and the University of Louisville (Bachelor of Music).

Modus operandi for mixed octet(2019)

Tyler W. Taylor