New Year :: New Music

by Steve on January 4, 2012

In my last post I did a quick recap of 2011, and today I want to touch on my compositional plans for 2012. I have a bunch of other goals and plans, but for this post I want to focus on pieces I plan (and hope!) to write this year:

Nocturne IV – Flute & Saxophone Ensemble
Commissioned by the University of Central Florida Flute & Saxophone Ensemble

Magnolia Star – Wind Ensemble
A short and energetic piece for wind ensemble based on trains and the blues scale. What could be better!

Keep Me Fully Glad – SATB Choir (?? not sure of exact instrumentation yet)
A setting of a beautiful Rabindranath Tagore poem – read more here.

Untitled – Wind Ensemble & Screen
A 15 minute work for wind ensemble and film, inspired by the photography of Ansel Adams. Click here to see a video about the project. Commissioned by a consortium of wind ensembles. You can join! Contact me here.

Shout! – SATB Choir (?? not sure of exact instrumentation yet)
A fun and rousing song with powerful text by one of my favorite poets – my wife!

Morning Hymn – SATB & Piano
A setting of the beautiful text (see here) by Charles Wesley

There you have it – my compositions for 2012. Of course, there will probably be other projects that sneak in here as well. And, if you/your ensemble wants to commission a piece this year, there is still room! I can always fit in special projects, but the sooner we start planning, the better! Best wishes for an exciting 2012!