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Five Ekmousikés for Solo Piano
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)
“Five Ekmousikés” is a multi-movement work composed for solo piano, dedicated to and
to be premiered by my grandmother, Dr. Janet Bass Smith. Each movement in this work is
programmatically tied to a piece of extra-musical ...
The Birth of the Eternal for String Orchestra, Piano and Percussion
(University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2016)
The Birth of the Eternal is a one-movement composition for string orchestra, piano and
percussion. It is written as a centennial commemoration of the 1915 Armenian Genocide and
honors the memory of the victims of the ...
Masks
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)
Masks is inspired by a type of Chinese opera called Chuanju, which comes from the
Sichuan region in southwest China. In Chuanju, each character has his or her own type of
face makeup. For example, semi-transparent makeup ...
Mock Trial!
(2016)
Mock Trial is a work for wind ensemble. It is inspired by proceedings common to debates and courtroom sessions, where multiple arguments are presented, examined and cross-examined. As a parody, the work pokes fun at the ...
Settings of the Sabbath
(2016)
Settings of the Sabbath is a piece written for large ensemble and SATB choir. The
Sabbath is a sacred time for Jews that starts sundown Friday night and ends at sundown
Saturday night. It is a time for reflection, ...
Clear Sound for Clarinet and Orchestra
(2016)
Clear Sound is the opening movement of a larger three movement concerto for solo clarinet and orchestra being written for clarinetist and conductor Luis Viquez Cordoba. I set out to compose a traditionally structured ...
Heartbeat for Orchestra
(2016)
Heartbeat is a work for orchestra inspired by our heart, which starts from the day
we are born. My work is concerned with both the abstract representation of the heartbeat
in graph form, and also the emotional expressions ...
Characters in Theatre for Orchestra
(2016)
Beijing Opera is a form of traditional Chinese theater that combines singing, reciting,
performing, acrobatics acting, and instrumental accompanying, along with rich face make-up,
costume and stage setting.
I applied ...