Princeton Application
Work Samples
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CLIP 1
When It Was Over
This is a track from my album Wild Beast. The band I wanted to work with came from a fusion/rock background and didn’t read music, so I sang and played them their parts, then lead a guided improvisation based on the song structure and made a final arrangement out of the results of those methods combined. I then subtly manipulated the vocals with various harmonizers and post production magic potions to create this electro-acoustic, jazz/rock fusion piece.
*start at 3:17
CLIP 2
First movement of a work I am writing for Quince ensemble, exploring the more animalistic qualities of the human voice. SSSA. In this recording, I am singing all the parts for a demo recording to send along with the score for their learning purposes.
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Clip 3
A cue I wrote for a BMI film scoring workshop. Our instrumentation was string quartet but I filled it out with some samples in post.
Clip 4
A soundtrack for a documentary trailer about Korean monk Samu Sunim, written for Orchestra. Commissioned by The New York Zen Center. Because this was commissioned with a very specific sound in mind from the Zen Center, I don’t feel this represents my sound per say, but it is proof that I can score for orchestra and that I do have engraving skills, which, from what I understand was a potential concern in my last application.
CLIP 5
Where The Wound Is
This is a section from a Chamber Opera that I am cuurently working on, based on “The Consolation of Philosophy” by Boethius. Scored for two voices and string quartet, this is a work that I would like to develop during my time at Princeton. Because this piece is still being workshopped, I recorded both of the vocals myself for the purpose of this application but they are meant for Baritone and Alto.
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