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While waiting for Alicia Ultan, the violist and other member of the Trio Palladium (along with Courtney Smith and myself), Courtney and I recorded this improvisation...she is a stunning musician and the combination we create is very intriguing to me. I felt strongly about the result, and have included it here.
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One of the more loosely structured pieces, it is a spacious, contemplative piece in the par granainas tonal center, and is the first segment in a trilogy of works (the three pieces are not specifically related compositionally).
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Drawing from the flamenco solea, this piece`s outer abstractions frame a more traditional middle section in straightforward compas.
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A brief, pure improvisation dedicated to by friend and teacher Joe Maneri, whose guidance, genius and spirit I always treasure.
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In 1994, I was honored with an invitation to perform at one of the most prestigious improvised music festivals in Europe, the FMP Total Music Meeting in Berlin. I wrote this piece specifically for that festival, and I have performed it several times in Europe since. In the por tarantas tonal center, this piece was inspired by the desert landscapes here in New Mexico: ancient, still, timeless, looming, massive.
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A brief, straightforward bulerias, with dark edges.
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The third segment of the trilogy respects the seguiriyas as its main but not exclusive source, weaving in and out of campas and utilizing some additional related material.
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Very simply, for sons and fathers everywhere--past, present, and future--and the love, lessons, and inspirations they give each other.
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