February 2010
5 posts
Chris Icasiano - February 28th, 2010
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Phrasing and Malleable time
Having worked intensively on free-improvisation over the past few years, I found that my approach is continuously influenced by what I consider to be the malleable nature of phrasing and time. While playing in a “free” setting in which no one particular instrument is allotted to the strict role of “time keeper,” I came to realize that time is...
Andy Clausen - February 21st, 2010
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Presenting a set of music for large ensemble
Free improvisation as a compositional tool:
This project was formed out of my desire to explore open form compositions, and improvisation frameworks with my peers, seldom something that is done, or encouraged in most high school music programs. I assembled a team of ten players from Roosevelt, Garfield and Nathan Hale mostly...
Kristian Garrard - February 14th, 2010
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The “Flat” Composition
In keeping with the ceremonial music theme we’ve had going for one week, I’d like to present a piece inspired by another type of ritual music. I’ve been listening a lot to this CD I found called “Tibetan Ritual Music,” specifically a track called “Offering to the Savior Gompo” performed by...
Luke Bergman - February 7th, 2010
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A tribute to vodou music
I was introduced to this music a few years ago by local drummer, Ethan Cudabak, who has proven to be the leading source of mind-bending music I’ve never heard of and end up becoming obsessed with. Upon listening to Voodoo Drums for the first time, having never really checked out anything like it before, I was surprised by and still remember...