Here is my most recent piece, Wayward Variations for flute, bassoon, violin, harp and piano. This piece was written for the New Chamber Music class, here at Peabody. I wrote it on a tight schedule, starting late in March and the performance was today! There was supposed to be a second movement, but it wasn't working very well, so I scrapped it.
The two movements are as follows:
1. Dances for the Wanderer - The idea here is that each instrument has their own motif and the movement is structured with sections that develop each motif. Every other motif is constantly reappearing however, which gives it a sense of stasis and sometimes confusion. In addition, one of the first ideas for this piece was that everything would seem random - but still be structured in some way.
3. Passacaglia - This is in standard passacaglia form, with a repeating bassline and varied material above it. Listen for some rhythmic interplay with the theme!
This was recorded from the premiere today, at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, MD.
JaeHo Jang - flute, Imani Mosely - bassoon, Chen Zhangyi - violin, Jasmine Hogan - harp, Linda Angkassa - piano
https://jshare.johnshopkins.edu/nwer...20wanderer.mp3
https://jshare.johnshopkins.edu/nwer...assacaglia.mp3
Enjoy! And as always, all comments are appreciated!