Commissioned by the critically acclaimed meehanperkins duo, travel. Local percussionist matthew lau to give recital in october. Youll also hear a complete performance of travel diary a. While not literally programmatic, each movement has some characteristics that reflect the sense of its title.
Paul lansky born june 18 1944 in new york is an american electronicmusic. Paul lansky s travel diary is written for two percussionists playing multiple instruments. He was a famous gangster, she was a young waitress in tel aviv. Hotel elefant on richard carricks a cause du soleil, flow trio.
Paul lansky colloquium mcintire department of music. He subsequently attended queens college where he studied composition with george perle and hugo weisgall, and princeton university, where he worked with milton babbitt, earl kim and others. Sons from left paul and buddy, who had cerebral palsy, daughter sandra, and first wife ana. A piece like lansky s partita fuses jazz elements with savvy compositional skills in a very persuasive manner. Paul lansky travel diary performed by the meehanperkins. Hes particularly fond of working with percussionists. Jan 20, 2016 in addition to the title work, the album features performances of lansky s travel diary and it all adds up by the meehanperkins duo and quattro mani.
Paul lansky travel diary performed by the meehan perkins duo. Since its founding in 2006, the meehan perkins duo todd meehan and doug perkins has redefined the american percussion duo through its diverse commissions and engaging performances. The harmonies are very modal in spots, and the choir has a big. Nov 17, 2018 paul lansky s road from computer compositions to a musical travel diary composer paul lansky was a pioneer in computer music sounds generated and manipulated by a computer. Lansky has also composed a beautiful guitar concerto, with the grain. A great book for those who want to take a longterm trip for the very first time. Travel diary 2007, a percussion work performed by the meehanperkins duo.
Jun 09, 2010 tumblers by alejandro vinao ivan trevino marimba, john irrera violin, alejandro vinao electronics. This famous mobsters son was a west point grad we are. Featuring original diary entries, travel maps, mileage charts, and dozens of. The text of the composition consists of poems by the american poet jonathan greene, all of which focus on aspects of our planets meteorology. Contemplating weather for chorale and 11 instruments. It all adds up was composed for the piano duo team quattro mani, and is a six movement suite that ranges from the contemplative, to a fingerbusting finale that brings this program to a brilliant conclusion. Odense symphony orchestradavid starobinfelix fanandrew russodavid cossinmihae leemari yoshinaga lansky, paul justin brown let me know when available 19. Travel diary is loosely based on a road trip lansky once took. Hamilton, david lang, paul lansky, kate moore, nico muhly, naomi pinnock, kevin volans. Travel diary, for two percussionists video, 2009, meehanperkins duo. Table of contents introduction how this book is organized instruments covered working with percussionists location specifics the value of not reading this book 1. Id like us to take a leaf out of spains book where it is a legal requirement, i believe, that cafes, bars, hotels and restaurants are obliged to make their toilet facilities. Crashlands ho travelling the island with crash ensemble. Paul lansky travel diary performed by the meehanperkins duo.
It was called a walk in the woods, its inspiration being drawn from bill brysons book of the same name. Dedicated to creating a new body of work for the percussion duo genre, the duo has collaborated with composers david lang, paul lansky. Jul 25, 2019 young local percussionist matthew lau will demonstrate his superb skills in a recital to be staged in october. Nov 09, 2014 paul lansky, travel diary 2007 orchestral bela bartok sergei prokofiev maurice ravel gustav mahler dmitri shostakovich leonard bernstein carl nielsen jean sibelius wind ensemble smaller mixed ensemble john adams, chamber symphony 1992 stephan hartke, meanwhile 2007 jacob druckman, come round 1992 charles wuorinen, new york notes 1982. And then, after decades as an innovative composer of computer music, paul stopped. Travel diary is a kind of meditation on travel, particularly for those who dont do it that much. Oxford university press usa publishes scholarly works in all academic disciplines, bibles, music, childrens books, business books, dictionaries, reference books, journals, text books and more. Login or register to make a playlist of your favorites pieces. Challenge records international catalogue bridge visca. School of music ensembles celebrate release of new album.
Interview with guitarist david starobin this is classical. The meehanperkins duo is the worlds leading percussion duo performing chamber music by composers from america and abroad, founded by doug perkins and todd meehan. Paul lansky was born june 18, 1944 in new york city. Travel diary not only showcases players chops, but also proves to be a riveting performance piece. Commissioned by the critically acclaimed meehanperkins duo, travel diary. Paul lanskys travel diary is written for two percussionists playing multiple instruments. After syrinx ii for solo marimba by richard rodney bennett. Feb 28, 2014 the festival will open at bric house, in brooklyn, on april 26, with a bill that includes the mandolinist joe brent, performing his own nano and his arrangement of animal collectives summertime clothes, as well as the meehanperkins duo, a percussion group, performing paul lansky s travel diary, and the chamber group. An evening of paganini francescatti, zino with artur balsam.
Fellow percussionist vonald chow will accompany lau and will perform paul lansky s travel diary for two percussion matthew lau was born in hong kong and obtained his doctor of musical arts in contemporary percussion performance from stony brook university in the united states, under the guidance of eduardo leandro. A pioneer in computer music, he has spent more than 30 years using a computer as an instrument to create music and to capture and model sounds from everyday life the clatter of pots banging, the sound of traffic. Read a tour diary from neva elliott mcginley, ceo of crash ensemble. Since its founding in 2006, the meehanperkins duo todd meehan and doug perkins has redefined the american percussion duo through its diverse commissions and engaging performances. Paul lansky composer buy recordings presto classical. Two percussionists sheet music book by paul lansky 1944.
P paul lanskys travel diary is written for two percussionists playing multiple instruments. Recent works include ricercare plus for string quartet, written for the brentano quartet, with the grain, a guitar. This is the story of pauls journey from the frontier of computer music to the pieces he writes now. Paul lansky s contemplating weather is a new choral cantata commissioned on the occasion of western michigan university school of musics 100th anniversary. Travel diary 2007 for two percussionists, commissioned by the meehan perkins duo, pub.
Paul lansky, travel diary 2007 orchestral bela bartok sergei prokofiev maurice ravel gustav mahler dmitri shostakovich leonard bernstein carl nielsen jean sibelius wind ensemble smaller mixed ensemble john adams, chamber symphony 1992 stephan hartke, meanwhile 2007 jacob druckman, come round 1992 charles wuorinen, new york notes 1982. Commissioned by the critically acclaimed meehanperkins duo, electronicturnedacoustic composer paul lanskys travel diary is a groundbreaking survey of the sonic possibilities of percussion. Paul lansky alchetron, the free social encyclopedia. Threads2005, for percussion quartet, written for so percussion, pub. When buddy was diagnosed, ana lansky worried that god was punishing. He switched his focus to writing for live musicians. John glover, paul lansky f e s t i v a l a t a c g l a n e saturday, april 26 at 8 pm location bric house host terrance mcknight composers animal collective, joseph brent, richard carrick, joseph brent, hotel elefant, meehanperkins duo interviews joseph brent, john glover, paul lansky, audra wolowiec. Sep 12, 2014 paul lansky 1944 is one of the pioneers of computer music but in recent years he has been turning his attention to instrumental music. In a concert hosted by terrance mcknight, audiences heard ambient music by phyllis chen and robert dietz. Stream songs including observations, diving bell and more. Apr 20, 2015 the piece was subsequently recorded locally on wmus campus. Nov 08, 2011 listen to travel diary by meehanperkins duo on apple music. Meehanperkins percussion duo on paul lanskys travel diary.
He subsequently attended queens college where he studied composition with george perle and hugo weisgall, and princeton university, where. Dedicated to creating a new body of work for the percussion duo genre, the duo has collaborated with composers david lang, paul lansky, nathan davis, matt mcbane, jonathan leshnoff, and john supko to expand the repertoire and produce eclectic new acoustic and electroacoustic works for percussion. Joseph brent playing mandolin on his original nano and a cover of summertime clothes by animal collective. Monk and vocal ensemble and the m6 offered selections from book of days. In addition to threads and travel diary, recent works involving percussion. My affair with meyer lansky, the mobster israel news. Travel diary a percussion piece played by the meehanperkins duo, recorded live at. Composer paul lansky was a pioneer in computer music sounds generated. Aug 03, 2019 my affair with meyer lansky, the mobster.
Paul lanskys road from computer compositions to a musical travel diary composer paul lansky was a pioneer in computer music sounds generated and manipulated by a computer. In addition to the title work, the album features performances of lansky s travel diary and it all adds up by the meehanperkins duo and quattro mani. Youll also hear a complete performance of travel diary a percussion piece played by the meehanperkins duo, recorded live at the bravo. Travel diary by paul lansky 1944 study score sheet music. Travel diary for two percussionists sheet music february 15, 2011 by paul lansky author. Recent works include ricercare plus for string quartet, written for the brentano quartet, with the grain, a guitar concerto written for david starobin, shapeshifters, for two pianos and orchestra for quattro mani, etudes and parodies horn violin and piano. Nov 18, 20 paul lansky has also made a terrific contribution to the guitar literature. Travel diary by paul lansky 1944 study score sheet. Hollingbury woods was once 1970s90s as the home of upto 20 breeding ringnecked parakeets which made text books on the subject. This duo percussion piece imaginatively portrays the various stages of the trip, from leaving home. Show centennial sounds, ep paul lansky s road from computer compositions to a musical travel diary aug 14, 2018. Grammynominated producer and classical guitarist david starobin produced the album. On the one hand, he employs highly sophisticated technological innovations and esoteric algorithms. The more i hear paul lansky s postserial music, the more i like it.
Travel diary meehan,todd perkins,doublas artist format. Their second album, travel diary, was released on bridge records in november 2011 and features commissioned works by david lang and paul lansky, as well as electroacoustic works by tristan perich and nathan davis. Top 101 books for independent travel bootsnall travel articles. Aug 14, 2018 composer paul lansky was a pioneer in computer music sounds generated and manipulated by a computer. Doug lansky travel writer, author, syndicated columnist linkedin. Complete repertoire of marimba artist manuel leuenberger. Paul lanskys road from computer compositions to a musical. Paul lansky opted to write for a more intimate group.
Composer paul lansky was a pioneer in computer music sounds generated and manipulated by a computer. These gradually dwindles and disappeared after the nesting tree which stood on a slope by the childrens playground. Feb 15, 2011 travel diary for two percussionists sheet music february 15, 2011 by paul lansky author. Commissioned by the critically acclaimed meehanperkins duo, electronicturnedacoustic composer paul lansky s travel diary is a groundbreaking survey of the sonic possibilities of percussion. The duo has been called superb young players by the new yorker and gifted percussionists by the wall street journal. Travel diary 2009 paul lansky travel diary, is a kind of meditation on travel, particularly for those who dont do it that much. Commissioned by the critically acclaimed meehanperkins duo, travel diary is a groundbreaking survey of the sonic possibilities of percussion. Anna finke, 2008 a pioneer in computer music, he has spent more than 30 years using a computer as an instrument to create music and to capture and model sounds from everyday life the clatter of pots banging, the sound of traffic, the rhythm of. While not literally programmatic, each movement has some ch. There is a unique and endearing duality to the music of paul lansky. Paul lansky 73, a pioneer in computer music, is now writing for instrumentalists and orchestras. Travel diary continues lansky s series of pieces for percussion ensemble, and is performed by the works dedicatees, the meehanperkins duo. Contemplating weather has what i would describe as a posttonal copland character to it. His early musical studies were at the high school of music and art in manhattan.
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