Disney Princess Distasters is a humorous take on three traditional fairy tales about princesses. In the same way Disney changed these fairy tales to suit their own needs, I modified the stories from their original versions in order to create…
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junctQín gives first full performance of Disney Princess Disasters
The junctQín keyboard collective will be premièring the entirety of Disney Princess Disasters at Hart House on the University of Toronto campus. They previously performed the first movement, Snow White, at a number of other venues in Southern Ontario.
Tagged with: disney princess disasters, hart house, junctqin, piano, university of toronto
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junctQín performs Disney Princess Disasters
The junctQín keyboard collective is offering another performance of the Snow White movement from Disney Princess Disasters at Wilfrid Laurier University.
Tagged with: children, disney princess disasters, junctqin, piano, snow white, wilfrid laurier university
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junctQín premières Disney Princess Disasters
The junctQín keyboard collective première this new work on the Barrie’s Colours of Music festival. Based on classic fairytales with alternate endings, Disney Princess Disasters includes three pianists, three squeeze toys, one piano, and three fairytale princesses whose fates take…
Tagged with: children, disney princess disasters, fairytales, junctqin, piano, première, sleeping beauty, snow white, the little mermaid, trio, vocal
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Halo Ballet (Bipolar Disorder NOS)
Credit for the idea of a Halo ballet goes to Gregory Oh, who commissioned the piece and arranged for me to work with choreographer Julia Aplin. To complement the unusual dance environment of the piece, I chose an unusual musical…
Tagged with: chamber, dance, drums, electric bass, electric guitar, halo, harp, keyboards, percussion, piano, video
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Newsletter: News, Concerts, Events, & Critical Thought
This is a reprint of the first edition of my e-mail newsletter. For some time I’ve had a newsletter signup form on my website but this is the first time I’m actually sending a newsletter out! I plan on doing…
Tagged with: dance, dissemination, experiment, follow up, gregory oh, halo ballet, luciane cardassi, newsletter, oksana g, piano, première, supercollider, tapestry, toca loca, ucsd, x avant
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Hockey Story at UCSD’s Sonic Diasporas Festival
Luciane Cardassi and I have the privilege of opening UCSD’s first Sonic Diasporas Festival, featuring the works of the music department’s alumni. On this concert, Luciane gives a repeat performance of Hockey Story, which she commissioned in 2009. The piece,…
Tagged with: electronics, hockey story, luciane cardassi, performance, piano, sonic diasporas, supercollider, ucsd
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Halo Ballet on the X AVANT Festival’s Dance Dance Revolution
Gregory Oh and Toca Loca première my new piece, Halo Ballet (Bipolar Disorder NOS) on the X AVANT Festival’s all-dance programme. Halo Ballet is a piece for live performers (piano, keyboard, percussion, harp or guitar) and electronic dancers, performed in…
Tagged with: dance dance revolution, festival, Georges Aperghis, greg oh, halo ballet, harp, John Oswald, music gallery, nord, percussion, piano, première, toca loca, toronto, x avant
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Elegy of Others
Much of my recent work deals with the issue of reappropriation. Where do we get our ideas? What do we owe, if anything, to our sources of inspiration? Historically, composers have stolen ideas from each other regularly, reworking these into…
- @elcush Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!
- My response to @elcush's The Bacon-Wrapped Economy http://t.co/PFKEL7p9eH
- My latest blog post, looking at the difference between crowdfunding and traditional philanthropy:http://t.co/PFKEL7p9eH
- My latest article: Working for Free: Helpful or Harmful? http://t.co/TvNqXlxT54 a composer's response to @tanehisi Atlantic piece
- Composition Lessons: The Dirty Projector’s “Police Story” and on how to write for voice http://t.co/1ze2kTuBF0
- A friendly review of my premiere at Other Minds last weekend: http://t.co/d1EspIr1Q9
- The @OtherMindsSF Festival was pretty great this year, thanks to all involved.
- Soundcheck for @OtherMindsSF complete, come check out the show tonight, premiere of my piece.
- Apparently my "Machiavellian Guide" now ranks for the search term "iconoclast composer". ;-) http://t.co/tRwTLccA7R
- I will be interviewed by Sarah Cahill on @kalw_radio tonight for the @OtherMindsSF Festival, 8:00pm PST, check it out.
