Today I am sharing my piece, "Gush" to further illustrate the concept of guided free improvisation. Gush depicts the affects of adding various stimuli to a water-based ecosystem. For it's debut performance it was scored for 3 saxes, 4 brass and rhythm section. The entrance and exit of each instrument is variable and cued by the conductor or a designated member within the ensemble.
Although "Gush" was later recorded by my quartet, the Creative Opportunity Workshop, it didn't make it onto my "Mirror of the Mind" CD. I decided to release a balanced cross-selection of our repertoire rather than focusing solely on avant-garde experiments (or arranged pop tunes or contemporary jazz compositions).
The following video was created by Ted Efremoff and Deborah Dancy, as part of a collaborative, cross-disciplinary suite entitled "Above the Surface of the Water", for I which composed the music.
Although "Gush" was later recorded by my quartet, the Creative Opportunity Workshop, it didn't make it onto my "Mirror of the Mind" CD. I decided to release a balanced cross-selection of our repertoire rather than focusing solely on avant-garde experiments (or arranged pop tunes or contemporary jazz compositions).
The following video was created by Ted Efremoff and Deborah Dancy, as part of a collaborative, cross-disciplinary suite entitled "Above the Surface of the Water", for I which composed the music.
Can you hear the school of minnows frolicking joyfully in the water? How about the fisherman's hook interacting with the salmon? The motor boat stirring things up? The affect of pollutants on the fish and plant life?
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