Live Performance History

  • March 2nd 2023 - Colorful Clouds - ETSU New Music Ensemble - East Tennessee State University - Johnson City, TN - 1:20 PM EST - Listen

    February 6th 2023 - Colorful Clouds - University of Michigan Concert Band. Cond. Courtney Snyder - Ann Arbor, MI - 8:00pm EST

  • March 4th 2022 - Colorful Clouds - 2022 Festival of Contemporary Art Music - TORCH - Pulmann, WA - Washington State University

  • November 14th 2021 - Colorful Clouds - “Pride not Prejudice” - Seattle Pacific University Wind Ensemble -Seattle, WA, 3pm PST - Recording

  • December 4th 2020 - Colorful Clouds - Oklahoma State University - Frontiers New Music Ensemble - Online Event

  • June 20th, 2020 - Colorful Clouds - Known Alley Duo - Fresh Inc. Festival - OCCURRING ONLINE - 8pm EST

Colorful Clouds

Year: 2020 | Duration: ~7’ | Instrumentation: Open | Difficulty: Easy - Hard

Description

I love clouds. As children, we look up in the sky and imagine worlds that only exist in our imagination. Color is also something that I love, for nearly the same reason. As a composer, I don’t often get to explore visual color, rather, we use the word color to represent different musical sounds and timbres. Performers are not often asked to think about visual color in this way, so I wanted to create a way for performers to explore color and recreate the experience of staring up at the clouds. They are responding, with their instrument, to what they see in the clouds and what they hear in the electronic portion, relating it to the shifts in color that occur over the course of the piece

Note: This piece is written for performers of all skill levels. I encourage professionals and beginners alike to consider it as there are multiple ways to engage with the score. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns.

Available for Purchase at Just a Theory Press

Commissioners

Known Alley Duo

Recordings

Known Alley Duo - For Flute and Oboe

Oklahoma State University Frontiers New Music Ensemble - Medium Chamber Ensemble

Seattle Pacific University - Wind Ensemble

East Tennessee State University - Mixed Chamber