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The title of the composition, String Theory, was inspired by the concert where it was performed by the Composers Concordance in New York, entitled "CompCord & Entertaining Science." All the works on the concert program had a scientific theme and the title "String Theory" was a way to use a scientific term and describe the piece at the same time. String Theory starts out with a slow introduction, inspired by the music of John Coltrane, followed by a Coltrane-inspired theme with a virtuosic solo by the first violin. After the solo, some of the music from the slow introduction returns, followed by a fast finale to the finish line. 

This recording is from the award-winning album "New Music for String Quartet Vol.1" by the ÉxQuartet on the Phasma Music Label (distributed by Naxos,) The members of the ÉxQuartet are Monika Sawczuk, 1st Violin; Łukasz Górewicz, 2nd Violin; Grzegorz Sadowski, Viola and Tomasz Szczęsny, 'Cello.

String Theory was a National Finalist in the 2021-2022 American Prize in Chamber Music Composition.

String Theory for String Quartet is published by Universal Edition. For scores and parts, please visit:
https://www.universaledition.com/en/Works/String-Theory-for-String-Quartet/P0207090

For more information on String Theory and other works by Aaron Alter, please visit aaronalter.com/compositions .

String Theory For String Quartet

For the first time in more than 10 years, multi award winner Laila Biali returns to the Great American Songbook to launch her latest release: Your Requests. Widely recognized for her original material including the SOCAN Hagood Hardy Songwriting Award in 2020, this shift back to classic jazz repertoire was prompted by Laila’s delight in fulfilling the song requests of her fans. When Laila asked her social media followers what tunes they’d like to hear her cover, more than 150 songs were submitted. Your Requests debuts the first collection of Laila’s dynamic and personal arrangements in response to her listeners, which she describes as a musical love letter to them. It features guest vocalist Kurt Elling, clarinetist Anat Cohen, harmonica star Grégoire Maret, plus tenor saxophonist Kelly Jefferson, bassist George Koller, drummers Larnell Lewis and Ben Wittman, and others.

Your Requests, Volume 1

All the Things You Are

But Not for Me (f. Anat Cohen)

Sonata in F minor, K. 466

Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in F minor, K. 466

A contemporary string quartet for advanced and professional musicians. The four movements are Andante, Adagio, Vivace, and Allegro. The first is energetic, with driving rhythms and dramatic dissonances. The second is a four-part fugue, the third a scherzo, and the fourth a pulsing, folk song featuring driving syncopations. This work will be published soon, so watch for it on musicbyrobertadams.com

String Quartet No. 2 in B minor

Music For Harp, Flute And Strings

Presenting my original classical composition
"Crimson Horizon"

I have creatively used the following instruments to create an atmosphere of corrupted people in the otherworld, there are some that choose to stay till nearly the end of the composition, leaving the harp to enter into the crimson horizon, night sky alone.

I have played each of the following instruments:
Piano
Cello Legato
Cello Staccato
Cello Tremolo
Violin Section 2 Legato
Violin Tremolo
Harp playing madly as it enters the crimson horizon which appears at the end of the composition
Alchemy pads & structures

Composed & Produced
in the
ARAPA Music Studio
Sydney - Australia

11.4.2024

Crimson Horizon

This song was written in dedication to two of the most important matriarchs in my life: my late grandmother Emma Jenkins Kale and my late great aunt Edith Jenkins Shear, also known as ‘The Twins.’ I wrote this song after my great aunt’s passing and before my grandmother’s passing. This song was an attempt to come to terms with life in a world in which only one of The Twins were living.

While the music for this song is original, the text for this song includes forgotten text from “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” as well as the line “to light its earthly sister all through the night” from the original Welsh text of the hymn “Ar Hyd y Nos” (All Through the Night), which honors of our family’s Welsh roots and was sung at my Great Aunt Edie’s funeral.

Light the way for those in your life who need a guiding light. Light the way for those who were never given that light. Light the way for your sister, your mother, your loves, yourself.

- Annika Socolofsky, 2019

Text
When the blazing sun is gone,
When he nothing shines upon,
Then you show your little light,
And you twinkle, twinkle, all through the night.
Light your earthly sister, all through the night.

- Text by Jane Taylor and John Ceiriog Hughes

Performed April 14, 2024 by Elizabeth Swanson and CU Boulder Choirs

Like a diamond (2019, arr. 2023) // University of Colorado Boulder Choirs

In China, Vietnam and other countries, the lotus symbolises purity and commitment where it rises above the muddy waters – we can all learn from this flower. The lotus is Vietnam’s national flower.

Composer: Shirley Ly
Violinist: Susanna Griffin

© SHIRLEY LY

Blooming Lotus by Shirley Ly | Violin and Piano

Masquerade of Fools (with Vocals)

First Loves
Tim Fain, violin
Robert Koenig, piano

First Loves is a collection of quintessential violin masterpieces which first inspired me to be a violinist. Includes showpieces by Rachmaninoff, Sarasate, Wieniawski, and more, plus “Swan Remix,” my own arrangement of themes from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake.
As a kid, I was surrounded by classical, pop, rock, jazz, film and contemporary concert music – finding a balance of old and new music is still very important to me. Many of the works on First Loves are the ones that drew me in as a child – Rachmaninoff, Sarasate, and Wieniawski, arrangements by Heifetz, and Kreisler – and remain profoundly relevant today. I’ve also included “Swan Remix,” my own arrangement of themes from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, which I made after my work on-camera and on the soundtrack of the film Black Swan. Each track is dedicated to someone who inspired me or made it possible for me to be the person and the artist that I am today. My hope is that First Loves will inspire others, young and old, to fall in love with the violin as I did.

First Loves

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Meditation from Thais - Jules Massenet

I am a retired music educator enjoying composing for band, orchestra, and chamber ensembles. The sheet music for all of the music in my playlist can be purchased at musicbyrobertadams.com

String Quartet No. 2 in B minor

The Sheet Music Catalog of Robert Adams

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