Kevin Timothy Austin Music
by Kevin Timothy Austin
Kevin Timothy Austin (b. 1988) is an avid composer with experience in a wide variety of modern compositional processes, favoring blends of genera such as spectralism, minimalism, serialism, aleatory, indeterminacy, jazz, indian classical music and electronic music, with a hint of neoclassicism and indie pop. He enjoys exploring and creating new notation methods and musical forms and maintains a tactile and organic approach to music composition. His music has received world premieres by various performers, including the Purchase Brass Ensemble, Erasable Color, Duo Charbonneau, and the DT "Double Trouble" Bassoon Duo. He was also one of one hundred and thirty-three composers worldwide to submit and participate in the Generous Ensemble's “Vexations Project,” in honor of John Cage's centennial in 2012. His music has been published by Imagine Music Publishing and by ProQuest, and has been performed at recitals and conferences worldwide.
Episodes
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Head Space
Head Space by Kevin Timothy Austin
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To Come To Know One's Self
To Come To Know One's Self by Kevin Timothy Austin
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13 Dreams Of The Lotus
There are some that would suggest that our relationship with music is a form of biophilia, since music behaves much like an entity in and of itself. I posit further that music has a mind of its own which dwells most readily in our collective subconscious. 13 Dreams of the Lotus aims to explore…
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A Steady Stream Of Consciousness
A Steady Stream of Consciousness is an attempt to synthesize perceived polarities of reality: happiness vs. anger, life vs. death, and the indeterminate nature of life in the microcosm vs. the relative stasis of phenomena in the macrocosm. These dualities are represented in the juxtaposition of…
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Within a Single Sound There is Already Enlightenment
Contemporary classical piece for bassoon duo. This piece was originally written for and premiered by the DT "Double Trouble" Duo on April 15th in the Cline Library Auditorium on the campus of Northern Arizona University. It was also performed at the 42nd annual IDRS Conference in Redlands, CA…
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L'Orologio
for Tenor Sax, Marimba, Drumset, and Piano This piece aims to blend elements of jazz and minimalism (e.g. varied repetition and improvisation).
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Dharmachakra (live)
Dharmachakra was written in 2011 for Erasable Color and Dr. Chad Hamill, Hindustani Voice. It incorporates elements of spectral composition and indian classical music.
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Swells of Passion, Echoes of Desire
Post-minimalist piece for flute, clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, and cello.
About this show
Kevin Timothy Austin (b. 1988) is an avid composer with experience in a wide variety of modern compositional processes, favoring blends of genera such as spectralism, minimalism, serialism, aleatory, indeterminacy, jazz, indian classical music and electronic music, with a hint of neoclassicism and indie pop. He enjoys exploring and creating new notation methods and musical forms and maintains a tactile and organic approach to music composition. His music has received world premieres by various performers, including the Purchase Brass Ensemble, Erasable Color, Duo Charbonneau, and the DT "Double Trouble" Bassoon Duo. He was also one of one hundred and thirty-three composers worldwide to submit and participate in the Generous Ensemble's “Vexations Project,” in honor of John Cage's centennial in 2012. His music has been published by Imagine Music Publishing and by ProQuest, and has been performed at recitals and conferences worldwide.
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