composer
The music of Brendan Faegre (b. 1985, USA) unites the traditions within which he was formed: jazz and rock drumming, Hindustani classical, and contemporary concert music.
Faegre's music has been performed around the ...
related works
Dirt to Gold : for chamber orchestra / Brendan Faegre
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Instruments:
2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 2h 2trp trb trb-b timp perc hp 2vln vla vc db
Bofhotoga : for 3 oboes, cor anglais and bassoon / Henk Alkema
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Instruments:
3ob eh fg
Elégie : voor cello en harp / Piet Kingma
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Instruments:
vc hp
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
composition
Four Koans : for violin and viola / Brendan Faegre
Description:
Four Koans is an exploration of the Zen Buddhist koan concept in a musical context (perhaps the widest known koan—poorly translated—is “what is the sound of one hand clapping?”). I have always loved these irrational statements, stories, and questions designed to foil the logical mind and allow for an intuitive and spontaneous type of comprehension. I have composed these four short movements with the aim of stimulating similar mental faculties in the performers and listeners.
Brendan Faegre