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Technically
challenging but very rewarding to the performer and highly entertaining
for the audience, these works provide a unique performance opportunity.
They
are performed live with the ensemble accompanying a film or video that
is projected behind them on the stage. The scores are highly synchronized
and fit the image perfectly.
Due
to their synchronous nature, an intimate knowledge of the film is required
and my services are included for a two-day residency for rehearsal and
performance with the package fee, which also includes film or videotape
and music. Rehearsal preparation prior to the residency is essential.
Celluloid Brass
Celluloid
Brass is an original score that, in the style of true silent-comedy
accompaniment, utilitizes popular, classical, and original themes throughout.
It accompanies the quintessential silent comedy, Mack Sennett's Barney
Oldfield's Race for a Life (1913). Rife with the clichés
we've all come to expect—a girl tied to the railroad tracks, the
mustachioed villain, the dumb boyfriend, and even the Keystone Kops—it
leaves audiences laughing, cheering, and yes, booing, to the crazy antics
of the film and humor in the score. (Also available for tuba-euphonium
ensemble.)
Instrumentation:
2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba
Running time: 14"
Eine
Kleine Blasmüsik
fur Roadrunner und Coyote
Obviously,
this score has something to do with a cartoon! A literal transcription
of Carl Stalling and Milt Franklyn's incredible score for the Warner
Brothers cartoon Zoom and Bored (1957), one of the greatest of
Chuck Jones' Roadrunner entries. (Also available for tuba-euphonium
ensemble .)
Instrumentation:
standard wind ensemble + piano
Running time: 7"
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