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
Eikon : for organ, violin and violoncello / Frans Mulder
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Instruments:
vn vc org
Le Clavecin Illuminé : pour clavecin solo et ensemble de chambre / Roderik de Man
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Instruments:
cemb-solo fl/picc ob/eh cl/cl-b hp perc 2vn vla vc db
Siesta : for trumpet, violin and cello / Hanna Kulenty
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Instruments:
tp vn vc
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