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SUMMARY:“Colored Stones”\, by Jenni Brandon\, Performed by Cayla Bellamy
DESCRIPTION:“Colored Stones”\, by Jenni Brandon\, is performed by Cayla Bellamy on Thursday\, September 24\, 2020 at 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM MDT. The performance is livestream recital hosted by the Colorado State University Center for the Arts\, Colorado State Bassoon Studio. \nThe sound of the bassoon is historically recognized as that of the ancient\, the foolish\, and often the tragic. With a new wave of music for this unique instrument\, composers of diverse backgrounds are celebrating its possibilities as a painter of the contemplative\, lush\, resilient\, and metallic. Join Cayla Bellamy\, CSU’s newest addition to the woodwind faculty\, as she explores a fresh collection of works for the bassoon\, all written and introduced by living American composers. \n“Colored Stones” for solo bassoon tells the story of three stones: smoky quartz\, lapis lazuli\, and tiger’s eye. Some cultures and spiritual practices believe these stones have powerful qualities such as the ability to heal\, protect\, and offer spiritual guidance. The bassoon explores these beautiful stones’ unique qualities. \n“Colored Stones” was chosen as the winner of the 2014 Bassoon Chamber Music Composition Competition and to have this work premiered by Susan Nelson. \nThis work is available for purchase through Imagine Music Publishing. \nProgram \n“Colored Stones” (Jenni Brandon) \n\nSmoky Quartz: An incredibly grounding stone\, this smoky brown stone transforms and diffuses negative energy. The bassoon changes from a sense of grounding to playfulness\, exploring this balance of energy. In the end\, it always finds its way back to telling the story of the grounding quality of the stone.\nLapis Lazuli – Prized for its colors\, this deep blue stone was used by kings and queens in paintings and ceremonial robes. Believed to help foster truthful expression and communication\, it supports the immune system and brings peace. The bassoon explores the luxurious blue color\, mixing in flashes of gold found in the stone.\nTiger’s Eye – Tiger’s eye\, a golden brown to deep red stone\, is very grounding and can bring luck and ward off evil. The bassoon is sometimes “protective and seeing\,” moving quickly to remove the look of the “evil eye” and other times moving dreamily through an ancient landscape of protective energy.\n\nDEEP (Alex Shapiro) \nDark Matter (Marc Mellits) \nRed Maple (Joan Tower) \nwith the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra \nJason Weinberger\, conductor
URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/colored-stones-by-jenni-brandon-performed-by-cayla-bellamy/
LOCATION:Colorado State University Center for the Arts\, Colorado State Bassoon Studio\, 1400 Remington St 80524\, Fort Collins\, CO\, 80524\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jenni Brandon And The Heartland Marimba Quartet Present an Online Composition Festival
DESCRIPTION:Online Composition Festival: Writing for the Marimba \nAward-winning composer Jenni Brandon joins the acclaimed Heartland Marimba Quartet (Ujjal Bhattacharyya\, Christina Cheon\, Matthew Coley\, and Joe Millea)\, from September 25 to October 17\, 2020\, to offer a unique online 3-week composition  festival. Through a comprehensive plan\, and an approachable and collaborative setting with other composers\, each participant will focus on writing a new work for marimba (solo\, duo\, trio\, or quartet). \nParticipants will have their works performed and recorded by the members of the Heartland Marimba Quartet at the end of the workshop. Additionally\, as a bonus portion of this workshop\, the composers will have the opportunity to write two 30-second etudes in a style highlighting a technique unique to the marimba. Heartland Marimba will potentially publish these examples through HMPublications in a brand-new exercise book for the marimba. \nNow is an exciting time for composers to take a deep dive into learning about writing for an instrument. Solo and small ensemble repertoire is always in demand. During these unique times creating this type of repertoire becomes more important and needed\, as so many of us are finding new ways to make music. \nDedicated to advancing the classical marimba art form\, the members of the Heartland Marimba Quartet will break down the questions surrounding the mysteries of composing for the marimba. The sessions (see schedule below) will include classes on fundamentals about the instrument\, the do’s\, and don’ts of writing for the marimba\, to career topics and repertoire reviews. \nAlong with these group sessions\, there will be private composition lessons with Jenni Brandon to help guide the composers to writing an engaging new work for marimba. This workshop is the fourth in a series of writing for a specific instrument offered by Jenni Brandon during the COVID-19 shutdowns. A deep component of each one is to foster an environment that allows for the composers to explore and to learn in a supportive and collaborative way. \nFeatures of the festival \n\n3 Weeks in September & October\nPublic Forum October 17\nFinal Concert November 14\n6 days of group instruction\n3 days of read-throughs\n2 published 30-second etudes\nA new work premiered and recorded by members of the Heartland Marimba Quartet\nprivate lessons\nin-depth class sessions on the business of music\n\nThe festival is open to all composers and performers who have previous experience writing music and are interested in furthering their skills with marimba composition. \nWeekend classes [Sept. 25-27\, Oct. 2-4\, & Oct. 9-11] – Saturdays and Sundays include morning and afternoon sessions. \nWeekdays [Sept. 28-Oct. 16] – private composition lessons\, write 30-second etudes and new work for Heartland Marimba\, check-in with instructors \nPublic Forum on Collaboration – Saturday\, October 17\, 5pm central \nFinal concert – Saturday\, November 14\, 7pm central \nAll sessions take place on Zoom or Facebook Live \nFor more information go to Online Composition Festival for Marimba\, September through October 2020; http://heartlandmarimba.com/composition-festival-2020 
URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/jenni-brandon-and-the-heartland-marimba-quartet-present-an-online-composition-festival/
LOCATION:Online Zoom or Facebook
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SUMMARY:Selections From “Chansons de la Nature pour la Clarinette” by Jenni Brandon Performed At Kutztown University’s Music Monday by Aileen Razey
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Aileen Razey\, a Kutztown University (KU) faculty member\, performed the selections “Les Oiseaux (The Birds)” and “Le Papillon (The Butterfly).” from “Chansons de la Nature pour la Clarinette\,” by Jenni Brandon\, on Monday Sept. 28\, 2020 at KU. The Music Department and KU’s Audio Engineering class produced this live performance\, in Schaeffer Auditorium. It was KU’s first official “Music Monday.” \nThe rest of the concert featured: \n“Spring” from Beethoven’s “Sonata in F Major\, op. 24”— KU Students Maria Asteriadou\, piano and Kurt Nikkanen\, violin & the KU faculty \n“Variations on Japanese Children’s Songs” by Keiko Abe — KU student\, Douglas McCaskey marimba \n“Sonata in E-Flat Major BWV1031” by Bach — KU Students Jean Pierre Kikilikian\, piano with Kaiti Hershey\, flute. \n“Allegro Moderato” from Johann Nepomuk Hummel’s “Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor\, Op. 20” – Dr. Daniel Immel \nThe night ended with KU faculty member with Dr. Daniel Immel leaving listeners amazed and impressed with a resonating finale. All the students put on an impressive show\, playing with meaning and grace\, bringing the energy up even more. \nThe performance aired over and is available on YouTube. This continuing effort\, Music Monday\, is a result of COVID-19 restrictions and the negative effects it has had on the music industry.\, \nChansons de la Nature pour la Clarinette by Jenni Brandon tells a story about nature as told by the clarinet’s agile voice. The French titles and basis of the pieces were inspired by the lyrical and pastoral quality of the French language and the images it invokes. The piece is also inspired by the images presented in Aesop’s fables (and Jean de la Fontain’s retelling of them); in particular\, the movement “Le Lièvre et la Tortue” tells of the slow tortoise beating the fast hare with his patience and determination. Both creatures are represented in this movement\, from the plodding of the tortoise to the quick movements of the hare. \nThe other movements also represent a variety of characters and situations from these famous fables. “Le Poisson” darts\, “Le Papillon” flutters and floats\, “L’étoile” shimmers in the night sky\, nature ‘dances’\, and “Le Serpent” is slippery and quick. Each movement is short\, but just long enough to evoke a story and create a ‘song of nature’ for the clarinet. \nI. Les Oiseaux \nII. Le Poisson \nIII. Le Papillon \nRecording from Jenni’s CD “Songs of California: Music for Winds and Piano”(jennibrandon.com) \nIV. Le Lièvre et La Tortue \nV. L’Etoile \nVI. Dansez! \nVII. Le Serpent \nThis work appears on Jenni’s CD Songs Of California: Music For Winds And Piano (Amazon Music)
URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/selections-from-chansons-de-la-nature-pour-la-clarinette-by-jenni-brandon-performed-at-kutztown-universitys-music-monday-by-aileen-razey/
LOCATION:Kutztown University\, Schaeffer Auditorium 15229 Kutztown Rd\, Kutztown\, PA\, 19530\, United States
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