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By Ben, January 17, 2010

Well, the Fragments are finally completed. The score is now up for downloading on the scores page. Parts will be available after the May 4th premier for anyone interested in performing it.

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By Ben, January 14, 2010

So some updated info is in order, Ty Forquer will not be performing Cellular Hallucinations on February 12th, but February 4th. All other info is the same (SCENE Metrospace at 7PM).

Also, the premier of Chthonic Fragments has been scheduled. It will be taking place at Magnolia West High School in Houston Texas on May 4th. Time is still TBA.

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By Ben, January 10, 2010

The penultimate draft of the Fragments is done and sitting on my desk waiting for comments from the conductor. It’s funny how, looking back, I had such a hard time getting the ball rolling in terms of coming up with ideas and motivic cells for the piece – it took several weeks – and now I’m sick of waiting to hear about any last revisions. I just want to finish the layout and move on to the next challenge – mostly because I’ve already started the Jitter programming. Yes, the next piece will have a rather large video component.

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By Ben, November 14, 2009

So today is a good day for me. I’ve just found out that Ty Forquer has programmed Cellular Hallucinations for a tentative performance at (SCENE) Metrospace on February 12th, 2010. The program is scheduled to include works by Nate Bliton, Dave MacDonald, and Phillip Sink. More details will go up as they become available.

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By Ben, November 14, 2009

I just got word yesterday that Gestalt Variations will be performed on December 5th at the 12 Nights Electronic Music and Art Festival. For those of you who are following the festival – yes, it is on the “horror” night. If you’re in the Miami area that day, the concert takes place at the Harold Golen Gallery from noon to 5pm. Details on the location are on the Events page. The mp3 can be found on the Audio page.

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By Ben, November 10, 2009

I’m finally done with the draft of Chthonic Fragments for symphonic band. The quick breakdown – 21 instruments, 35 pages, 292 measures, and a grand total of 9.5 minutes. I’ve lost track of the amount of coffee that went into its creation, but it was probably [definitely] a lot. It’s big.

Now, time for some sleep before I get up and head to Mississippi and EAJJ tomorrow.

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By Ben, November 7, 2009

I’ve added a recording of Sirens to the audio page. Thanks again to Isoa Chapman for taking on such a difficult piece – and playing the hell out of it. Enjoy.

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By Ben, October 30, 2009

Well, the Electro-Acoustic Juke Joint Festival is fast arriving. For those of you in the Cleveland Mississippi area, come on down to the Delta State University Performing Arts Center on Nov. 14th at 8PM to see the first ever performance of Hypnos performed on violin by yours truly.

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By Ben, October 30, 2009

Just a quick heads up – on November 6th at 6 PM in the MSU College of Music’s Hart Recital Hall, saxophonist Jeff Loeffert will be playing Hypnos. A recording of his last performance of the piece is available on the Audio page.

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By Ben, October 19, 2009

I’ve added the latest recording of Cellular Hallucinations to the Audio page. It features Ty Forquer rocking out on an extremely difficult percussion solo. Be sure to check out his site as well as his YouTube page.