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Gambler – from MONEY A Chamber Hip-hop Opera

Gambler Full Score Gambler - from MONEY A Chamber Hip-hop Opera   About the Artist Composer Gene Pritsker has written over eight hundred compositions, including chamber operas, orchestral and chamber works, electro-acoustic music and songs for hip-hop and rock ensembles. His compositions employ an eclectic spectrum of styles, that are influenced by his studies of… Read More

Resound

Resound   About the Artist Leaha Maria Villarreal is an artist-scholar working in contemporary compositional forms. She believes in creativity as leadership and in the power of artistic collaboration, with works presented by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, National Sawdust, and the Detroit Institute of Arts. "Resound" is a co-creation with violinist Evan Llafet and tenor… Read More

Song of Wonders

Song of Wonders Full Score   Song of Wonders   About the Artist Antonio Sanz Escallón is a composer, lyricist and pianist whose work is focused on exploring the dramatic and psychological aspects of music. He specializes in writing for the voice, as he is fascinated by the question of what a song can be.… Read More

Bit of Rain

Bit of Rain About the Artists Concetta Abbate is a NYC violinist, singer and composer who writes small chamber works. Her most recent album, Mirror Touch is written for 5 string violin, voice, woodwinds and percussion. It explores themes around mental health, women's health and self care. Her work has been described as "Hauntingly Beautiful"… Read More

Daily Interlude

Live Performance Music Video Daily Interlude is a song about perseverance. Finding something that makes you happy when things feel dismal. The contradictions between the upbeat pop music and the somber almost pessimistic lyrics was very much by design. We have been primarily put into the R&B category here in Austin, and wanted to show… Read More

Les articles de fond ne remontent jamais à la surface

Les articles de fond ne remontent jamais à la surface About the Artists Peter Vukmirovic Stevens is a composer, pianist, instrument designer and visual artist. Stevens performs as a pianist across the US and Europe. His compositions are performed throughout the US, Europe, the Caucasus, and Japan. Stevens is currently an artist-in-residence at Centre des… Read More

Taming the Ox

Taming the Ox Full Score Directions Taming the Ox About the Artists Stephen Rush (he/him/they) has enjoyed premieres in five continents and released many publications of his musical compositions. He has written 5 operas, chamber, electronic works, concertos, and symphonies, performed by the Detroit Symphony and Warsaw National Symphonies. He has written two books, including… Read More

Bird Mansion (for String Quartet and Electronics)

Full Score “The Bird Mansion” was the nickname for my apartment in Tiverton, Rhode Island; a pondside dance hall that was cut up and renovated in the 1970’s. It got its name from the alarmingly large amount of birds always singing throughout the surrounding woods. The apartment was a fantastic creative space, and it felt… Read More