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Michael Maiorana
COMPOSER
Small Ensemble
flute, clarinet, saxophone, viola, cello, percussion, piano
How did the Rosetta spaceprobe get to comet 67P? It sure wasn't a straight line.
13:00
string quartet
Inspired by Grieg’s Aase’s Death and Whitacre’s A Boy and a Girl, this piece is an effort to find meaning across repetitions of the same phrase.
5:30
woodwind quintet
A five-movement piece inspired by five paintings of trees by dutch artist Jacoba van Heemskerck.
22:00
piano, viola, clarinet -or - piano, violin, cello/bari sax
This piece moves from simplicity to saturation, and the natural to the industrial. Partially inspired by Diego Rivera’s Detroit Industry Murals.
8:15
Large Ensemble
chamber orchestra
Music for a short documentary by Oanh Vu of two stories about immigrating to the US.
5:00
open instrumentation (5-20 performers)
Music for a short film by Lauren Flynn and Andy Delany. A canon with shifting layers and colors for 5-20 performers. Performed in the recording by 18 musicians.
4:00
wind ensemble
An expansive view of southwestern landscapes, sky, and stars.
Grade 4
6:15
solo bass, optional open instrumentation accomp.
This piece is written from the perspective of Old Survivor, a tree in Redwood Regional Park in Oakland, California. It's the only old-growth redwood left in the area after multiple rounds of logging.
14:00