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Agamemnon Performance – Saturday, August 23rd

This is just a quick post to say that the “North American” premiere of Agamemnon is this coming Saturday. Here are the details:

Date: 23 August 2008 Time: 7:30 PM Place: Swarthout Auditorium, Murphy Hall, University of Kansas Admission: FREE!

While this is the same show that we produced in Greece, transplanting it from [...]

Greece 2008 – Delphi and Yannina

Time flies. This past week was our “tech week”, meaning that every evening we rehearsed “Agamemnon” at the Oiniades theatre with full set and costumes. Our final dress rehearsal is this evening (Saturday), and Sunday evening is our performance.

The mayor of the village of Katohi wants to take us out for dinner after [...]

Update from Greece (2008) – Athens and Katohi

Greetings from Greece! It’s been about a month since we left the USA, and much has happened. Rather than try to recount all our activities in a single entry, I’m going to break it up into more manageable posts.

Music

First of all, the music for “Agamemnon” is completely finished. Since we left for [...]

Off to Greece Again – Agamemnon, Summer 2008

I’m typing this post from my hotel in Athens, Greece, where I am unbelievably able to pick up a wireless internet connection (with only one bar of signal!). Two years ago, when I made my first trip to Greece, I wrote a post right before I left. This time, I’m a little behind.

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FERIDOUN (Chamber ensemble) – Audio Recording

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Bondari – Feridoun

For chamber winds/percussion

About

Inspired by Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh (Persian Book of Kings), Feridoun is a loosely-programmatic work depicting the struggle and coming to power of one of ancient Persia’s earliest kings.

In Persian mythology, the lands were ruled by an evil tyrant named [...]

DIV (Flute and Piano) – Audio Recording

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Bondari – DIV

Performed by:

Mary Fukushima (flute, alto flute) Mike Kirkendoll (piano) Nathanael May (piano)

* This work includes extended techniques for both flute and piano, plus the usage of some small percussion instruments.

About

Inspired by stories from Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh (Persian Book of Kings), Div is a work depicting [...]

LAMB OF GOD (Men's Chorus) – Audio Recording

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Bondari – Lamb of God

About

Lamb of God is a heavily-revised, but surviving early piece. It was originally composed as a Men’s trio, but later expanded for Men’s Chorus. This recording is of the KU Men’s Glee Club, directed by my friend Tod Fish.

Oh, just for the record, I’m [...]

TU QUI CONSORTEM (Men's Chorus) – Audio Recording

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Bondari – Tu Qui Consortem

About

Commissioned by Tod Fish, this work brings to life one of the war poems by Sextus Propertius (c. 50 – 15 BCE). The story is told from the point of view of a mortally-wounded soldier (Gallus) addressing another wounded soldier who is stumbling down the [...]

Recital Aftermath, Plus Joy of Singing Concert

My doctoral composition recital went well… really well, in fact. I should have the recording in a few days, and when I do, I’ll post a few audio files. Stay tuned.

Also, the “Joy of Singing” concert is Tuesday, April 1st at the Lied Center here at KU. The concert starts at 7:30 pm. [...]

Doctoral Composition Recital – 30 March 2008

Tomorrow (30 March 2008) is the day of my doctoral composition recital. As you might imagine, I’m simultaneously exhilarated, anxious, stressed, pumped, panicked, and elated about it. Here are the details:

Date: March 30, 2008

Time: 7:30 PM

Place: First Presbyterian Church, Lawrence, KS

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I have quite a variety of music [...]