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[kishnevi]

And thank you, Jeffrey!

Glad to be of service.

[Karl Henning]

And, here that one-minute organ piece is:

David Bohn will play this, 17 August, in a Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame event in Appleton, WI.

Whether coincidence or algorithm, I got an email this past week advising of three current "Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame" calls for scores, so I think I may divert myself this weekend with composing miniatures to submit for two of the calls (fl/hp, and fl/cl/bn).  I've started the trio, titled Out From the Unattended Baggage.


And even better news for our Young Lady:  Kammerwerke have decided to bump my piece to an earlier performance, Friday 18 November.

[Karl Henning]

Corrigendum:  the baggage is Unclaimed.

[Karl Henning]

Corrigendum:  the baggage is Unclaimed.

That could be a clerical error. We are investigating, sending the appropriate messages, and is there anything else I can do for you today.

I think I'll go back and emend it to Unattended.

[Karl Henning]

The one-minute piece for flute and harp (for the Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame call) ... I may title Another Erratic Adulterer.  I think I may enjoy that musical caprice before settling in to earnest work on the trio (Oxygen Footprint).

Perhaps, much as I devoted Labor Day weekend of 2015 to the Op.129, I may set myself the challenge of getting Oxygen Footprint in near-readiness this holiday weekend.

[Karl Henning]

Corrigendum:  the baggage is Unclaimed.

No, this typo will not stand, man!

[Karl Henning]

That double-bar has felt just too fast, and I've realized that there is actually no reason to increase the velocity there.

I do think it's done!  I'll run out for mushrooms, and let the score rest.

Nana wrote today, likes the Gloria, will advise when she programs it.

[Karl Henning]

The one-minute piece for flute and harp (for the Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame call) ... I may title Another Erratic Adulterer.

The duo who are commissioning the pieces specifically want dance (or, dance-inflected) pieces, so that title will not do, I don't think.  So we have instead sand dance.

[jochanaan]

That could be a clerical error. We are investigating, sending the appropriate messages, and is there anything else I can do for you today.

I think I'll go back and emend it to Unattended.

They say that unattended baggage may contain explosives...

[Karl Henning]

That may explain the players' haste.

[jochanaan]

That may explain the players' haste.

[Karl Henning]

A start on the trio.

[Karl Henning]

A start on the trio.

More work this morning. The piece is assuming a definite character.

[Karl Henning]

Perhaps, much as I devoted Labor Day weekend of 2015 to the Op.129, I may set myself the challenge of getting Oxygen Footprint in near-readiness this holiday weekend.

But there is no haste to complete Oxygen Footprint.  It has been fun to chop out the two 60-second pieces, but I needn't take the same approach with the piece for Ensemble Aubade;  and in fact, I think I want to linger, and take my time "chipping away" at the marble.  Instead, I am going to alternate making some deliberate progress on the trio, and on the clarinet sonata.

What I had forgotten, myself (since the last I worked on « Boulez est mort » was the end of January), is that the clarinet's entrance is an inversion of The Star-Spangled Banner.  And so, how appropriate, to resume work on the Independence Day holiday weekend.

[Karl Henning]

Well, I have submitted both Out From the Unattended Baggage and sand dance; we shall see.

The possibly yet more exciting discovery resulting from this adventure is:

Denison University announces the seventh TUTTI Festival will be held from February 6-11, 2017 (with concerts primarily February 9-11, 2017), with festival composer Augusta Read Thomas (www.http://augustareadthomas.com). We are also excited to feature guest ensembles NOW Ensemble (www.nowensemble.com) and Denison's Ensemble-in-Residence, ETHEL (http://www.ethelcentral.org) and encourage submissions for them. In addition, Denison faculty, including Duo Felice (clarinet and horn duo), students, and ensembles will be available for performances. Composers may submit a maximum of two works, for the featured ensembles or for any combination of the following: fl, ob, cl, bn, sax, hn, tp, tbn, pf, perc, SATB voices, vn, va, vc, db, SATB chamber choir, orchestra, wind ensemble, bluegrass ensemble, jazz combo, jazz ensemble, and Balinese gamelan, angklung.

There is no established limit on duration but feasibility of performance will be a consideration. Preference will be given to works under 12 minutes in duration. Composers may provide their own performers and should indicate such with their submission. Attendance at the conference is required of all composers whose works will be performed.


Submit works in the following categories:

• CATEGORY I – Works to be considered by NOW Ensemble. Please submit works for combinations of instruments not to exceed the following: flute, clarinet, electric guitar, double bass, and piano.

• CATEGORY II – Works to be considered by ETHEL. Please submit works for combinations of instruments not to exceed the following: 2 vn, va, vc.

• CATEGORY III – Works to be considered by Duo Felice (clarinet and horn).

• CATEGORY IV –Instrumental works (for up to two musicians). Works for solo instrument with or without accompanied to be performed by faculty or students. All standard orchestral instruments are available.

• CATEGORY V – Chamber music to be considered by Denison faculty and students (3-6 musicians).

• CATEGORY VI – Chamber instrumental ensembles. Works for flute ensemble, fiddle ensemble, and mixed chamber ensembles to be performed by faculty and student performers.

• CATEGORY VII – Vocal music. Works for solo voice or voices with instrumental accompaniment. Works for soprano or tenor are particularly encouraged, although all voice types are available.

• CATEGORY VIII – Choral. Works for SATB choir, 24 voices, to be performed by the Denison University Chamber Singers.

• CATEGORY IX – Wind Ensemble. Non-concerto works for wind ensemble, grade levels 3.5-5, to be performed by the Denison University Wind Ensemble.

• CATEGORY X – Orchestra. Non-concerto works for orchestra with instrumentation of no more than 2222-4331-timp-2 perc-strings. Selected works will be performed by the Denison University Symphony Orchestra. Preference will be given for works with single winds / brass works as well as works for string orchestra.

• CATEGORY XI – Gamelan. Balinese gamelan, angklung. Scores or appropriate materials to teach the music aurally may be submitted.

• CATEGORY XII – Bluegrass Ensemble, to be performed by Denison University Bluegrass Ensemble.

• CATEGORY XIII – Jazz Combo or Jazz Ensemble

• CATEGORY XIV– Electronic/Electro-Acoustic/Multi-media. Five-channel playback and video projection is available. Composers may need to supply other equipment. Submissions for live electronics, acoustic soloist or ensemble with electronics are also welcomed.

• CATEGORY XV – Composer-provided performers (including dancers). Works for which the composer can provide performers will be considered. Please submit a recording of the intended performer(s) performing the submitted works (if possible). Unfortunately, Denison cannot provide funds associated with composer-provided performers.

Submission deadline: August 1, 2016. Please submit your submissions online via the link:
http://www.musicavatar.org/categories/30082.html

Please submit up to two compositions for consideration. Submissions will only be accepted electronically through Music Avatar. Materials sent by email or post will not be considered and will not be returned.

All composers whose compositions have been selected will be notified by October 31. Selected composers must provide all performance materials. Denison University will not pay rental costs or other fees relating to performance materials, performers, or instruments. For further information or any questions, please contact Ching-chu Hu at: hu@denison.edu or HyeKyung Lee at: leeh@denison.edu.

Webpage: http://denison.edu/series/tutti.

So, I believe I shall submit both the Jazz for Nostalgic Squirrels, and Ear Buds.  And (as I said), we shall see.

[Karl Henning]

So, I believe I shall submit both the Jazz for Nostalgic Squirrels, and Ear Buds.  And (as I said), we shall see.

Done. (Nothing ventured, nothing gained.)

[Karl Henning]

Only a little progress; but (a) it's the right kind of progress, and (b) it's the first progress on this piece since January.

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[Karl Henning]

Well, video is at last available for the latest Triad concert.  It's my job to hoist it up onto YouTube, so:  expect to be able to listen/watch as of this evening Chowder Time.

[Karl Henning]

Well, video is at last available for the latest Triad concert.  It's my job to hoist it up onto YouTube, so:  expect to be able to listen/watch as of this evening Chowder Time.

Snag (hopefully momentary).

In the meanwhile, al que quiere:  Triad's own [Dr] Julian Bryson's doctoral dissertation has now been published: The Choral Composer/Conductor Collective: An Ongoing Experiment in Musical Self-Governance

[Cato]

Only a little progress; but (a) it's the right kind of progress, and (b) it's the first progress on this piece since January.

Much more than an homage to Boulez: this is a long crystalline tunnel into unknown areas of the human spirit.