Glass – Electronic Soundtrack – New Music for Dance

Excerpt 1 Excerpt 2 This past winter I was invited by a fellow composer and my former teacher James R. Carlson to participate in the annual Art Moves, a collaboration of original art, music, and dance inspired by artwork at the Knoxville Museum of Art. I was commissioned to compose music celebrating A Visionary Journey [...]

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Soft

Plush velvet cottonwheat Strands of mauve and milk In snug pleats enveloping Faded gray wooing Fond weave of yarn Shelter petals rust Safely closely holding Folding and unfolding Winter’s hush Spring’s rush Braided surrender Warmth suspended Wool sheets Silk dreams Barely bed of feathers Layers upon layers Shawls in fringes wild Turn around Linen sleeves [...]

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Death by Settling Down

Used to carry wind in his pockets The call of the forests Chirped in his ears No more Found strangled in his sleep Smothered he was By a crafty hand She promised him Ever after Happily she poisoned With infectious sameness Day in day out Two-car garage Till death do us part All the bison [...]

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Seven Colors of Love

Love is green Like freshly-cut grass Raw earthy and sour The stiff sharp blades Pierce your bare feet Without apology Love is blue Like mother’s blouse Soft ruffles brush Against your bruised face Her bony hands comb Through sweaty tangled hair Love is red Like blood of the martyrs Unbent until the end Beyond yourself [...]

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