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
Inspired by Chinese tradition, this concerto-like dance suite includes 1. Lion Dance 2. Yangon and 3. Muqam. Each movement draws from melodies and rhythms characteristic of
HaMelekh is a setting of two chapters from Heichalos Rabasi, an ancient Jewish mystical text almost 2000 years old, that detail the approach to the presence of the Divine. Each space is a
"Lagniappe" is a Cajun word meaning "extra gift," and it is commonly used in some restaurants to describe a small food offering presented on behalf of the chef. Taking this connection with food one step
For Chinese traditional instruments: Dizi/piccolo, Pipa, Zheng & Erhu. First edition, custom print. Commissioned by
The opening of Stanley Moss's poem unfurls the spirit captured in Zwilich's musical setting for bass voice, djembe, and piano: "I salute a word, I stand up and give it my chair, because this one Zulu word,