C A N T U S (2008)

For Trumpet and Electronics

Composed for John Adler

 

CANTUS is available commercially on John Adler’s CD

“Confronting Inertia” on Origin Classical Records.

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The sheet music for CANTUS is now available for purchase online,

distributed by qPress.

Program Note:

“Cantus” was composed at the Indiana University Center for Electronic and Computer Music in the spring of 2008 and was commissioned by trumpeter John Adler. “Cantus” aims to treat the trumpet as a vocal instrument and explore the concepts of “singing” and vocalizing in their simplest form as a means for self-expression.

 

 

 

Recording and Video:

Full Recording:

Total duration: 7 mins

 

Performer: Eric Nathan, trumpet

 

Video:

 

Past performances:

- Indiana University (Eric Nathan, trumpet), April 27, 2008

- Virginia Polytechnic University (John Adler, trumpet), September 2, 2008 -

- Spark Festival of Electronic Music and Arts (Eric Nathan, trumpet), February 18, 2009

- Cornell University (Eric Nathan, trumpet), February 21, 2009

- New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, CUNY Graduate Center (Eric Nathan, trumpet), April 4, 2009

- Purchase College Conservatory of Music (December 3, 2009, March 19, 2010)

- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, MA (June 18, 2010)

- 31st Annual New Music Festival at Bowling Green State University (October 22, 2010)

- Brandon University New Music Festival, Joel Brennan, trumpet (February 8, 2011)

- Yale School of Music, Joel Brennan DMA Recital (February 17, 2010)

- Heidelberg College New Music Festival (March 25, 2011)