Leanne Hampton, flute
Mark Hatlestad, viola

[paused] is a set of short pieces that depict imagined scenes from future video games, taken from the idea that the soundtrack continues over a snapshot while it is paused, becoming the main focus.

Games like Earthbound, LISA, and APE OUT both exemplify and forecast the growth of art music in the form, and this sampler platter for flute and viola invites the listener to imagine the bizarre game to which this would be the soundtrack.

[paused] (2019)

Leanne Hampton, flute
Mark Hatlestad, viola

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Will Rowe (b. 1992) is a composer of classical music from Oxford, Michigan. Early into his compositional career, his works are receiving performances both in the U.S. and internationally by such ensembles as the Camerata Silesia Katowice, ensemble mise-en, and the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra. He is a graduate from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music’s M.M. in Composition program, and served as the Assistant Director of their New Music Ensemble during his time there. Currently, Will lives in New York City, where he curates risk-taking contemporary chamber music with Seth Boustead in their series, Concept Lab. In addition to his involvement in composition, Will is also an active cellist, specializing in the performance of new chamber music.

wrowe.music@gmail.com

[paused] (2019)

Will Rowe - Composer