composer
Ned McGowan is born in the United States in 1970. He is living in the Netherlands since 1994.
Education: Ned holds degrees in composition from the Royal Conservatory Den Haag and ...
related works
Concerto for iPad and Orchestra : Rotterdam Concerto II / Ned McGowan
Genre:
Electronical music
Subgenre:
Orchestra with electronics
Scoring:
fl ob cl fg h trp trb perc pf str elec
Commentary : for orchestra / Misja Mengelberg
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2121 sax-s 1111 timp perc xyl mar cel hp man acc cemb pf mouth-org str
Archetypi : for orchestra / Paolo Fradiani
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 2h 2tpt timp str
Sinfonietta III : op. 30, (1961) / Luctor Ponse
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2221 2210 perc pf hp str
composition
A tempest in a teapot : 2006 / Ned McGowan
Description:
Program note (English): I based my new work on an Asian way of experiencing time. In some parts the audience participates for example by making breathing noises. I wanted to compose a work with a non-European attitude and do away with Western concert rituals. At the moment I think a lot about what the atmosphere in the concert hall is like when the audience participates. The Asiatic feeling for phrasing is also very different from ours. No lengthy build-up and development of material, but rather short statements separated by silence. It is living in the present, while listening to and experiencing every detail attentively. - NED MCGOWAN