Krista Vazquez-Connelly

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For B-flat clarinet, violin, viola, and cello.
For many composers, the year 2020 brought forth music related to the sudden and lengthy change to normal life that the global COVID-19 pandemic caused. Despite the difficulties we all faced at this time, Circles was an enjoyable work to explore and create.

Circles

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La llorona (the weeping woman) is a Mexican folk song closely associated with Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), which is celebrated November 1-2. This arrangement is meant to be a simple but elegant representation of the song, with only a few modern additions.

La llorona

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Ten Duos for Trumpet + 1 is a collection of short pieces for varying duos involving a trumpet and another instrument. They provide useful diversions for solo trumpet recitals, duo recitals between trumpet and any of the + 1 members included, and chamber performances (such as brass quintet, in which giving a short break to other players would be beneficial).
Email the composer at modalcoastpublishing@gmail.com to obtain the electronic (fixed media) file for the final duo with piccolo trumpet and fixed media.

10 Duos for Trumpet + 1

Trumpet Duet

Childrens Carnival is a delightful set of character pieces originally
  for solo piano, intended as a pedagogical work.  The six short movements feature characters
  of the Italian theatrical tradition of antiquity, ranging from declarative
  statements, wistful waltzes, to amusing dances.

Children's Carnival

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Fireflies is inspired by the final line from verse 254 of Rabindranath Tagore's "Fireflies", a book of poetry. The final line, for me, dwells on the perception of personal heaven, as possible to experience on earth. As a musician his text rings especially true, and I take the notion of "singing"the writer's personal heavento mean any kind of music-making. Thus the piece moves through struggle, seeking this ideal place and sound. Length: 6 min. 30 sec.

Fireflies

Marimba Solo Unaccompanied

This beautifully lyrical song, for soprano and piano, is here arranged for solo soprano with orchestra (22(eh)221+horn+hp+strings). The original key of B major has been shifted downward to B-flat major for this arrangement. Dvorak quoted this original song in his Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, making this version an ideal pairing when programming the concerto.

Kez duch muj sam (Leave Me Alone)

Children's Carnival is a delightful set of character pieces originally for solo piano, intended as a pedagogical work. The six short movements feature characters of the Italian theatrical tradition of antiquity, ranging from declarative statements, wistful waltzes, to amusing dances.

2 Violins, Viola, Cello Quartet

For string orchestra and optional harp. String quartet solos offer spotlight opportunities for principal players from within the ensemble. Song Without Words balances modal melodies with modern harmony while featuring aleatoric sections. Duration approx. 8 minutes.

Song Without Words

Nocturne was written for my then-fianceI, Oscar VaIzquez Medrano, for
  inclusion in a recital that included a short cycle of nocturnes as a way of
  encapsulating the evolution of the genre. The other nocturnes, by John Field,
  Maria Szymanovska, and Chopin, were full of beautiful melodic lines and
  momentous harmonic movements. I took elements from these pieces, the use of
  the Neapolitan chord, modulation intervals, and so on, to craft a work that
  both connected with them while standing apart in its use of the
  Phrygian-Dorian scale and hybrid of melodic and rhythmic importance. Finally,
  there are Spanish influences in the beginning's dramatic build to the moto
  perpetuo and the mode, a nod to Oscar's love of performing Spanish music. We
  jokingly call this the "city nocturne" because of its contrast with
  traditionally beautiful and slow nocturnes and how it gives the impression of
  a bustling night life.

Nocturne

Piano Solo

Sirens is a quiet, unassuming image of the classic Greek creatures. Here, three sirens entice the listener with overlapping versions of the same theme, illustrating the individual yet ensemble effect of the mythological characters. Length: c. 5 min.

Sirens

Dulcimer Solo

Over the years I have loved and lost many beloved pets, some family owned and some my own as an adult. The title for the work comes both from the much-loved character in Homeward Bound and the sense that these family members remain with us as we move through life. Length: c. 8 min. Includes extended techniques and range.

Shadows

Bass Clarinet Duet

Afterthought travels through brooding minimalism into a buoyant, bouncing theme, with these two ideas combined and worked throughout the remainder of the piece. Length: 6 min. 30 sec.

Afterthought

Steel Pan Solo Unaccompanied

Two Poems is inspired by the poetry of Sara Teasdale. The two movements reflect the imagery and meaning within two poems: "Change" and "Last Prelude", respectively. Length: c. 10 min.

Two Poems

Alto Sax Solo with Piano

Written as a complementary work for a "Seasons" recital, this c. 4.5-minute work fills the space for an autumnal work. Naturally, a few of the motives are derived from Vivaldi's Autumn concerto. The piece is imbued with two sides of the fall season: the magical beauty of the changing colors in nature and the brisk air as well as the buzzing energy of the start of an academic year. It is a season of possibility and enchantment.

Visions, emerald to bronze

Written as a complementary work for a "Seasons" recital, this c. 4.5-minute work fills the space for an autumnal work. Naturally, a few of the motives are derived from Vivaldi's Autumn concerto. The piece is imbued with two sides of the fall seasonthe magical beauty of the changing colors in nature and the brisk air as well as the buzzing energy of the start of an academic year. It is a season of possibility and enchantment.

For solo Bb clarinet and electronic track (no click track necessary).
Uncertainty, is, quite simply, a work that follows its own title. It journeys through phases of unsettlement, frustration, discovery, dashed hopes, fighting against the odds, and the sense of being at a loss, before coming to a final glimmer of hoperealized or believed. Musically, the soloist and electronics take turns acting as the driving force of the piece. It harmonically relies on two of my favorite scales: octatonic and Phrygian-Dorian.
Please email modalcoastpublishing@gmail.com for the electronic performance track.

Uncertainty

Clarinet Solo

For violin, viola, cello, and piano.
For many composers, the year 2020 brought forth music related to the sudden and lengthy change to normal life that the global COVID-19 pandemic caused. Despite the difficulties we all faced at this time, Circles was an enjoyable work to explore and create.

Homages is a set of three short movements that act as thank-you letters to composers of the titled styles. Though not a complete picture of my musical influences, these particular compositional styles or movements in our history have played a large part in how my compositional style took form.

Homages

Saxaphone Quartet Quartet

The inspiration for Pictures of Inhibition derives from a series of portraits by the South Korean artist Kwangho Shin, whose style in this series of oil paintings obscures facial characteristics with swathes of color. The resulting images are intriguing views into the emotional landscape of an individual. To me, this series reveals what is often hidden behind a mask depending on context, surroundings, and social rules. The work begins with a prelude that embodies the feeling of putting on that mask, after which follow nine images. Some pause for reflection after concluding while others flow more or less into one another.
Visit the composer's Soundcloud to hear example audio.

Pictures of Inhibition

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