City Night – Alice Ping Yee Ho

Song cycle for mezzo soprano and piano by Alice Ping Yee Ho. This is a series of six urban haikus about love in the city: modern/contemporary/urban setting. Text by Bo Wen Chan: Night in the City Industrial air settles The Prowlers emerge. You seek forever But you cannot catch what lies Beyond the moment MyContinue reading “City Night – Alice Ping Yee Ho”

Coplas Sefardies Op. 22 – Alberto Hemsi

Alberto Hemsi was a Sefardic Jewish man who lived in the Ottoman Empire until moving to Paris in 1957 following political unrest in Egypt. He is often compared to Béla Bartók as his work in ethnomusicology has followed a similar scale and fervency with regards to Sefardic Jewish folk music, and traditional music of TurkeyContinue reading “Coplas Sefardies Op. 22 – Alberto Hemsi”

“Blueprints” for solo/amplified Ride Cymbal – Nicholas Busch

Blueprints was an experiment of texture in minimal means. The piece requires a percussionist to perform with only a ride cymbal, using their hands to strike the instrument. Due to the quiet nature of this piece, the cymbal needs to be amplified for larger settings. The form of the piece is an arch, with aContinue reading ““Blueprints” for solo/amplified Ride Cymbal – Nicholas Busch”