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For One (1990) Duration: 8' 30" Instrumentation: piano Alternate Versions: Availability: from the composer Recordings: available from North/South Recordings "Final Bell" www.northsouthmusic.org Program Notes: Minimalist inspired, yet interrupted by interludes of often raucous outbursts, For One provided a venue to approach the intriguing conceptual design challenge of "composing" silence. This has been addressed in some way in much of my work since this time. The piece begins in the extreme high register of the instrument and gradually migrates into the lower register. Eventually, the music begins an upward motion until reaching its conclusion in the high register where it began. First Performance: SCI Regional Conference at the University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL (Sept 1991) with Mary Kauffman, piano. Other Performances: Release on North/South Recordings "Final Bell" with Max Lifchitz, piano (Jan 2006). Christ & St. Stephens Church in New York City (Dec 5, 2005) with Max Lifchitz, piano. "Modern American Composers" Concert in Yerevan, Armenia (Oct 1997) with Anahit Nersisian (piano). "Modern American Composers" Concert in Kiev, Ukraine (June 1996) with Valeri Madivujin (piano). The SubTropics Festival in Miami, FL (March 1994) with Michael Linville, piano. The Settlement Music School in Philadelphia, PA (April 1993) with Max Lifchitz, piano. Composers' Forum reading at Brooklyn College in New York (Oct 1991) with Kathleen Supové, piano. |