very engaging and exciting throughout this passage -- nicely accessible without being "traditional"; well done.

Based on harmonic spectra from the pitches of the Sarabande from Bach's Suite No. 5 in C minor for cello.
Performed by Mark Berger, viola, Aaron Trant, marimba, and Sarah Bob, piano.


Mark Berger: Kaleidoscope for Viola, Marimba and PIano (2012)

Violin: Alexandrina Boyanova.

Inspired by the tumultuous landscape of the post-truth era, Drowning in Post-Factual Waves delves into the intricate fabric of contemporary human existence, particularly within the digital epoch of the 21st century. Through a nuanced exploration of sound, it seeks to unravel the existential quandaries and societal complexities that define our modern reality. This work was commissioned by SEAMUS and is dedicated to the violinist, Alexandrina Boyanova.

Drowning in Post-Factual Waves

Recorded by Friction Quartet in 2015.

Inspired by two prison work songs recorded at Angola State Prison in the 1940’s by John and Alan Lomax titled Rosie and Take This Hammer.

Take This Hammer - Friction Quartet

Recorded by Lydian Quartet

I – NODE: Tuning Knot  00:00-03:22
II – Recently Found Fragments: Chant Loop  03:28-11:38
III – Striding Rituals: Nocturnal Gatherings for Mass Wooing  11:44-17:30
III.5 or 5.IV – Optional habits  17:43-18:40
IV – CODEX: I know I know this (…almost remembering…)  18:44-25:04
V – Turn the Corner: Post-Rapture Celebration  25:08-28:04
VI - NODE: Ex nihilo…In nihil [-for Mary Ruth-]  28:05-35:30

Treatises for an Unrecovered Past is dedicated to the Lydian String Quartet and was composed as part of their Composition Commission Award, which was made possible by the generosity and vision of Marjorie B. and Martin Cohn. It was composed in San Francisco and Cambridge and is 35 minutes long.

Treatises for an Unrecovered Past (2013-14/rev. 2017) for string quartet

This is from my collection of Etudes for Mixed Ensemble, which is an ongoing set a pieces for the Schubert Octet instrumentation, plus piano. 

These works try to capture what appears to be the commonly understood idea of virtuosity, and apply it to an otherwise inherently awkward musical affect; Saturation is the idea behind "A(u)nti Mazurka." 

In total, these pieces are as much studies for the ensemble as they were for me when I composed each of them. This performance is from the 2019 Composers Conference, as performed by the Conference Ensemble, conducted by James Baker.

from Etudes for Mixed Ensemble - III. A[u]nti Mazurka

This is from my collection of Etudes for Mixed Ensemble, which is an ongoing set a pieces for the Schubert Octet instrumentation, plus piano. 

These works try to capture what appears to be the commonly understood idea of virtuosity, and apply it to an otherwise inherently awkward musical affect; Clumsiness is the idea behind "All Thumbs." 

In total, these pieces are as much studies for the ensemble as they were for me when I composed each of them. This performance is from the 2019 Composers Conference, as performed by the Conference Ensemble, conducted by James Baker.

Mark Berger: Kaleidoscope for Viola, Marimba and PIano (2012)

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