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Chimeras (2001) • duration: 31' |
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Loosely inspired by the remarkable world of Henry Darger, which throws childlike innocence against a background of perversion and violence, Chimeras is a work of fantasy and imagination for a Pierrot Lunaire ensemble plus percussion. Each of the twelve movements pit the vocalist against a changing kaleidoscope of sonic dramas, climaxing with all-out war in a breathtaking tutti for all eight musicians. |
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soprano (2); fl, cl; perc, kybd; vn, vc |
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Éloges - odes and epitaphia for guitar and medieval ensemble (2006) • duration: 7' |
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Derek Bailey In Memoriam. A quirky and personal tribute to one of my biggest mentors. |
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sop. mezzo, alto; hurdy-gurdy, harp, viola de gamba, percussion, and improvising arch-top guitar (or lute) |
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Evocation of a Neophyte and How the Secrets of the Black Arts were Revealed unto Her by the Demon Baphomet (2005) • duration: 13' |
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A magical initiation for soloist, chorus and four players drawing upon the mystery of Enochean Ritual. |
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solo soprano; sop (3), mezzo (3), alto (3), ten (3), bar (3), bass (3); hp; cbn; perc (2) |
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Hermeticum Sacrum (2003) • duration: 20' |
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A Sacred Ritual from a Secret Temple. Religious music,
mysterious and beautiful, that touches upon the work of Aleister Crowley, and the misfits that brought mysticism to the west. A Black Mass. |
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sop, mezzo, alto, ten, bar, bass; org (2); perc (4); hp |
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Jumalattaret (2012) • duration: 22' |
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Words of Magic and Incantations in praise of the Goddesses. A song cycle inspired by Finnish pagan goddesses using fragmented texts from the Kalevala. Proem:Opening Invocation—Paivatar—Vedenemo—Akka—Loutti—Mielikki—Klu—Telervo—Ilmatar—Velamo—Postlude. |
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sop, pno |
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Pandora's Box (2013) • duration: 13' |
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A book of evil. A witch's cure. Storms, talismans, blue-eyed demons and angelic orders. A drama for string quartet and soprano with original texts in German. |
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soprano and string quartet |
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Rituals (1998) • duration: 30' |
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Wind machines, wooden gears, gravedigging, bull
roarers, bird squeakers, stochastics, and complex vocalise from a lyric soprano. Dramatically staged, this could make a mysterious one act opera. |
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solo mezzo-soprano; fl (picc, a. fl), cl (e-flat cl, b. cl), bsn; trb; perc (2), pno (cel, org, hpd); vln, vcl, cb |
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