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Thomas Burritt and University of Texas at Austin Percussion Ensemble performs my piece Liber Abaci, which received first place in the 2009 Percussive Arts Society Composition Contest. The concert is at 7:30 PM in Bates Recital Hall. Info here. It may be webcast from this link.
Liber Abaci was premiered by the Truman State Percussion Ensemble directed by Michael Bump on October 30, 2009 and has also been performed by the Lawrence University Percussion Ensemble directed by Dane Richeson.
As part of Duke University's Encounters with Music of Our Time series, pulsoptional premiered Thom Limbert's Ph.D. dissertation Timepiece. Also on this concert I played a selection of my new guitar etudes Common Practice.
I will be giving my first solo recital in over ten years at Lawrence University. On the concert is my piece Cascada written for Yale Fineman, Down River to the Rhythm of Rowers for electric guitar and electronics, and the premiere of Common Practice, a set of concert etudes for guitar.
My piece Liber Abaci for percussion ensemble receives first place in the 2009 Percussive Arts Society Composition Contest. The form of Liber Abaci is derived from fractals and the Fibonacci number sequence.
Christopher Adler's newly released CD, Ecstatic Volutions in a Neon Haze, features pulsoptional playing the title track.Order the CD here
My work Cascada received a 2008 Aliénor award.
Guitar and violin duo Duo 46 has been awarded the Encore grant from the American Composer's Forum for performances of my work Trigger.
pulsoptional releases debut CD, pulsoptional, which includes "What Hath God Wrought". Order the CD here.
Baroque oboe and harpsichord duo, Duo d'amore releases CD Incantations and Inspirations, which includes my piece Vivaldiana. Order the CD here.
Short mention in the NY Times of Monophony performed by Fireworks. I always like a comparison to Zappa.
Review of String Theory on CVNC by Karen Moorman (2006).
This article in Duke Magazine. Life, the Universe, and Einstein by Robert J. Bliwise (2005) explores Einstein's influence on the humanities at Duke University and includes a discussion of my dissertation String Theory.
Article in Duke Magazine. Ending on a High Note by Patrick Adams (2004).