For Bassoon, Percussion, and Marimba. By Daniel Baldwin. COMPOSER'S NOTES: In July of 2010, my good friend Carl Rath contacted me and asked that I compose a piece for him, along with a percussion colleague
What is life for? Wealth? Power? Happiness? Are you really feeling happy with your pursuits? Or would you just go on tirelessly? Do you really feel happy when chasing after those things? And what will you
Nineteenth-Century Austrian composer Franz Schubert (1797-1828) is renowned as one of the great masters of German Lieder, having composed over 600 works in the genre. His Die Forelle ("The Trout"),
The Four Latin Dances were commissioned by pianist Imelda Delgado in memory of her father, Narciso Delgado (1903-1977), an important figure in Tejano music. Composer Richard Crosby and
When I first started thinking about In Malaysia (sometime in April 2015), I immediately heard a bassoon melody playing in my mind that grew into a larger piece of music that painted my memories
Kitsune (Fox Tales) was written in 2005 at the suggestion of P. Kellach Waddle, a bassist in the Austin Symphony. He wanted an unaccompanied piece to do on his frequent performance tours. Like a
This piece was commissioned by Georges Vilson and the Kandelab Foundation to bring awareness to Haitian folk and Vodou music. Minis Azaka is known as the great Minister of Agriculture in Haitian Vodou. Iwa
This suite contains three of the five national dances of Poland, including Polenez, Kujawiak, and Oberek. Each of these three dances is scored for two violins, viola and piano. An
For Oboe, Violoncello, and Harp. By Joan Vincent Machi i Castell. Composer's Notes: The first sketches of this trilogy and its poetry were composed in the winter of 2001 and finished in November of 2003.The