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In 1987 I was commissioned to compose a new work for Contrabass and
Viola d'Amore. The composition is entitled "Sonatina" for Viola d'Amore
and Contrabass. It is in fact listed at the Library of Congress in Washington,
D.C. The American Premiere was at Bates Recital Hall, University of
Texas in Austin. The European Premiere was in Stuttgart, Germany at
the Passionskirke sponsored in part by the Bach Akademie Stuttgart at
the Europäisches Music Festival in 1988. |
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Indeed,
one of the greatest honors of my life, to have |
| The Viola d'Amoriste was Madame Jenny Hansen. After the Europäisches Music Festival I composed two completely different compositions for Viola d'Amore and Contrabass including vibraphone, guitar, drums and percussion. The titles were "Sunrise" and "Abstemious". They were recorded for the WDR radio in Köln, Germany the same year. Herbie Hancock played an important role in showing me some particular chord voicings that really helped me a lot as far as the concept of the ensemble was concerned, whilst at the twenty-fourth wedding anniversary of Buster Williams and his wife. Wayne Shorter was also there that evening. |