Tag Archives: percussion

Notes on “Lament”

Notes on the Tarot Reading According to my notes on Lament, I performed a seven-card tarot reading on February 5, 2006. The following are the cards and the scenes they are paired with: Tarot Card                           Temporality              Scene 1. Magician                                   Distant … Continue reading

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Excerpt from Turning Premiere

Back in November Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players premiered Turning at #StonyBrook University and #SymphonySpace. Here is an excerpt from Symphony Space: [sc_embed_player volume=”75″ fileurl=”https://www.markgustavson.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Turning-excerpt.mp3″] Turning deconstructs  “The Cage,” a brief song by #CharlesIves, into a cyclical tour de force for … Continue reading

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Friday’s Sounding #12

I composed this one minute piece in 2002 for Chinary Ung’s 60th birthday concert. The piece is titled for chinary and it is for clarinet and percussionist (marimba and vibes). It’s  really a study but I would like one day to … Continue reading

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