Music videos illustrating my compositions with original footage fitting the narrative implied by the music.
This new Interludes series contrasts with my Meditations series with compositions that are meant to entertain more.
Started in October 2020
Works
“Meditation” Series
I created a series of “Meditations” set in nature, featuring my new age scoring, as well as my own video takes (for the most part).
I hope you will appreciate those and it will perhaps transport you to these places as it does transport me
Started in April 2020
Vertiginous Music
Vertiginous Music, String Quartet
I composed this String Quartet last Fall and it was premiered a few weeks ago, and performed by the awesome Invoke String Quartet.
https://www.invokesound.com
I was initially inspired by the movie “Vertigo” and its Madeline character. I also started all during a short trip to Prag last fall.
Original composition by Andre Gueziec.
A majority of the footage is my own.
June 2020
Quelle Histoire!
Bb Clarinet and Piano
In September 2017 the SJSU music building experienced a total power outage minutes before the downbeat of my recital. I wrote “Quelle Histoire!” in the days following this incident as a musical response. The trumpet illustrates my efforts in trying to cope with the situation while the piano interprets a chromatic descent.
Playtime
For Flute, Bb Clarinet and Percussion.
Playtime starts with a fanciful children’s melody becoming increasingly dissonant. A child plays video games in their parent’s car stuck in Silicon Valley traffic. Playtime is in ternary form; during the middle contrasting section, a very long traffic light (as they are) provides an opportunity for the Clarinet and Flute to trade lyrical lines. Heavy traffic resumes afterwards.
I dedicated Playtime to my wife Elsa.
Guitarondo
For Solo Guitar
“Guitarondo” is a short guitar piece I wrote initially as a rondo. I didn’t like the B and C sections I wrote and therefore the piece settled as a repeated A with alternate endings.