First Light by Joshua Weitz
for clarinet and electronics
2021

First Light explores the transitional space between darkness and light during the healing of hardship. It is meant to represent the first light of hope in a dark mental state or uncertain circumstance. In addition to the natural sound of the clarinet, this piece utilizes processing that modifies the clarinet sound in real time, and is accompanied by a playback track that was created using only clarinet sounds, most of which were modified.

Performed by Joanna McCloskey Wiltshire

First Light

Soft Rain of Sticky Notes is an experimental musical theater song cycle about the struggle of getting work done with ADHD. Throughout the musical, the vocalist attempts to complete the unnamed "it" task while battling symptoms of ADHD that get in the way.
The musical features a blend of genres, such as musical theater, avant-garde theater, jazz, metal, punk, and indie pop, and incorporates elements of indeterminacy and improvisation, to create a frantic, energetic sense of urgency and a varied atmosphere.

Vocals: Collin McCrea
Violin: Stephen Osio
Clarinet: Andrea Tiffany
Cello: Laura Sullens
Bass Guitar: Triston Broadway
Drum Set: Joshua Weitz

This audio is from the debut performance on 3/19/2022 at the Van Dyke in Greensboro, NC.

Soft Rain Of Sticky Notes

Beacon Heights gets its title from the Beacon Heights overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. After a day of hiking different trails, I decided on a whim that I would visit this overlook to view the sunset.

Beacon Heights

"Home" was written for percussionist Miles Cingolani and harpist Vanessa Putnam. The piece was written during the summer of 2019, at a time when I was reevaluating the concept of what a home is.

Home

a quiet place to think, no matter how sad or isolating

Violins Sommer Altier and Juliet Schreiber
Viola Justin Castro
Cello Shelby Morris
2017

Cat Named Dog

This song depicts my everyday struggle with my ADHD
Luke Bernard - tenor
Robin Tozzie - violin
2019

Alive depicts a person who has died as they slowly realize they didn't live their life to the fullest.
Weston Warren - Vocals
Manny Vidales - Piano
2019

Alive

"breathe" is a meditation on deep introspection and its transformative process.

Written in 2020.

This recording was performed by the Ciompi Quartet.

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