Cloud Dance
Cloud Dance was inspired by a day in which thick, low clouds driven by high winds seemed to perform a ballet. The music unfolds through shifting moods, textures, and movement. Except for a brief restatement of the opening phrases toward the end, the piece is largely through-composed and does not use a conventional compositional form. Cloud Dance is a fairly short piece and is meant to sound ephemeral -- like clouds that come into our vision and then are gone. Recorded by James Barr, guitar.
This piece was composed in 1993 for a concert in Baltimore to benefit the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. After that performance Cloud Dance gathered dust for 18 years until it was discovered in August 2011 by George Spicka, a composer friend in Maryland. Four months later, it was performed by Keith Calmes on solo guitar in a concert at the Nicholas Roerich Museum in New York City. Afterwards, Keith commissioned me to compose a full-length piece for guitar and Donut Music was the result. Most recently, Cloud Dance was recorded by James Barr and featured on Rich Pulin's jazz radio show.
This piece was composed in 1993 for a concert in Baltimore to benefit the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. After that performance Cloud Dance gathered dust for 18 years until it was discovered in August 2011 by George Spicka, a composer friend in Maryland. Four months later, it was performed by Keith Calmes on solo guitar in a concert at the Nicholas Roerich Museum in New York City. Afterwards, Keith commissioned me to compose a full-length piece for guitar and Donut Music was the result. Most recently, Cloud Dance was recorded by James Barr and featured on Rich Pulin's jazz radio show.
