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Fearful Spheres (2010) - 8' - saxophone quartet (PDF)

Chamber version, from the dance piece WE ALL SAW IT: it was in my right-hand pocket, choreographed by Derek Crescenti ; premiered by Dan Graser (sop sax), Jonathan Hulting-Cohen (alto sax), Joe D'Aleo (tenor sax), and Charles Kemp (bari sax); Ann Arbor, MI.

Complete Recording:

The Plucking Crow (2010) - 11' - string quartet (PDF)

Chamber version, from the dance piece of the same name, choreographed by Austin Selden; premiered by Timothy Steeves and Emily Graber (vln), Kimberly Martin (vla), and Pierre Derycz (vc); Ann Arbor, MI.

Complete Recording:

Score for Somewhere in Germany, 1945 layed out for recording sessions, June 2010

Ordinary Suite (2009) - 19' - vln, vc, cl, sx, pno, perc

Chamber suite, from the dance piece of the same name; premiere conducted by Yaniv Segal, with Jean-Hee Lee (vln), Paul Dwyer (vc), Andrew Kotarba (cl), Jonathan Hulting-Cohen (sax), Justin Snyder (pno), and Peter DiLeo (perc); Ann Arbor, MI.

I. Forest Rites - "The Mock Execution"

II. Rape of White - "White's Theme"

II. Rape of White - "Wolf Scene "

III. Ethel and the Wolf- "The Seduction "

IV. The Search - "Red's Theme "

IV. The Search - "The Poppies "

Yaniv Segal conducting a dress rehearsal of Ordinary

Bayes Poison (2009) - 17' - mezzo-sop, vc, pno, perc (PDF)

Based on texts compiled from spam emails; premiere, at the 2009 Midwest Composers Symposium, with Monica Sciaky (mezzo), Pia Greiner (vc), Jonathan Lubin (pno), and Scott Verduin (perc); Ann Arbor, MI.

I. Click Here

II. >:-)

Composition in Blue, Yellow, and Red (2007) - 18' - jazz sextet (PDF)

Long-form jazz composition inspired by the works of Piet Mondrian; premier, at Marc's senior composition recital, University of Alabama at Birmingham, March 27, 2007; featuring Marc LeMay (alto sax and gtr), Ben Kearns (alto sax and cl), Brad Steffens (tnr sax), Steven Lamphear (Chapman stick and pno), Aaron Branson (bass), Mac Kramer (drums).

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE COMPLETE LIVE RECORDING

Trio No. 1: "The Spoon Bender" (2005) - 13' - vln, vc, pno

Scherzoid: "The Blind Watchmaker" (2005) - 7' - cl, pno

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SOLO / ELECTROACOUSTIC

Somewhere in Germany, 1945 (2010) - 16' - unaccompanied cello (PDF)

Commissioned by cellist Paul Dwyer, as part of a concert tour featuring five other University of Michigan composers, all writing on the motive FUCHS (F-C-C-B-Eb). This piece was inspired by my grandfather J.T. LeMay's service in World War II, and the letters he wrote back to his wife Bessie. Mr. Dwyer's premier tour included performances in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Oberlin, and Ann Arbor.

CLICK HERE to download Paul Dwyer's SOLO CELLO PREMIERS, featuring this piece

Paul Dwyer, at the Archer Ballroom in Chicago

Six of One for Saxophone (2007) - 10' - any unaccompanied sax (PDF)

Six short pieces for unaccompanied sax, each inspired by a scene from Vellison Trimark's short story "Liko the Unicyclist." Four of the six were premiered March 9, 2009, at the University of Michigan, featuring Danny Hawthorne-Foss on alto saxophone.

I. Liko the Unicyclist

II. Unicycle Race

III. Liko Falls in Love

VI. Liko's Romance

The Crab (2006) - 11' - electric cello, soundfile, video (PDF)

The result of the 2005-06 Hultgren/UAB Computer Music Ensemble Commissioning Prize. Co-sponsor Craig Hultgren plays the electric cello part, typically with the video/soundfile portion projected above him. The video, conceived as a modern silent film, is an allegorical tale of the danger of good ideas taken to their extreme conclusions. Mr. Hultgren premired The Crab on April 6, 2006, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and has since played it throughout the country and several more times in Alabama. See the complete video/recording below (in two parts):

Rick James as "The Crab"

Lists (2005) - 5' - marimba, two cymbals, soundfile

miDISCONTINUOUSnd (2005) - 8' - electric guitar and soundfile

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ORCHESTRA / CHOIR

The Sleep of Reason Breeds Monsters (2007) - 18' - large orchestra (PDF)

While not programmatic, this tone poem for large orchestra is inspired by and reflective of Francisco Goya's important art and ideas, especially as portrayed in "El sueño de la razon produce monstruos." The poetry of Wallace Stevens, the art of Pablo Picasso, and birdcalls I recorded in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia served as addition inspiration. It is scored in a single continuous movement, roughly divided into seven sections. The excerpts below are from a sample-library version I produced (the piece has yet to premier):

"Massacre"

"Lynx"

"Mice"

CLICK HERE FOR THE COMPLETE DEMO

This World is Not Conclusion (2007) - 4' - divisi SATB choir

CONCERT MUSIC CHAMBER Fearful Spheres (2010) - 8' - saxophone quartet (PDF) Chamber version, from the dance piece WE ALL SAW IT: it was in my right-hand pocket, choreographed by Derek Crescenti ; premiered by Dan Graser (sop sax), Jonathan Hulting-Cohen (alto sax), Joe D'Aleo (tenor sax), and Charles Kemp (bari sax); Ann Arbor, MI. Complete Recording: The Plucking Crow (2010) - 11' - string quartet (PDF) Chamber version, from the dance piece of the same name, choreographed by Austin Selden; premiered by Timothy Steeves and Emily Graber (vln), Kimberly Martin (vla), and Pierre Derycz (vc); Ann Arbor, MI. Complete Recording:		Score for Somewhere in Germany, 1945 layed out for recording sessions, June 2010
Ordinary Suite (2009) - 19' - vln, vc, cl, sx, pno, perc Chamber suite, from the dance piece of the same name; premiere conducted by Yaniv Segal, with Jean-Hee Lee (vln), Paul Dwyer (vc), Andrew Kotarba (cl), Jonathan Hulting-Cohen (sax), Justin Snyder (pno), and Peter DiLeo (perc); Ann Arbor, MI.
I. Forest Rites - "The Mock Execution" II. Rape of White - "White's Theme" II. Rape of White - "Wolf Scene "	III. Ethel and the Wolf- "The Seduction " IV. The Search - "Red's Theme " IV. The Search - "The Poppies "


		Yaniv Segal conducting a dress rehearsal of Ordinary
Bayes Poison (2009) - 17' - mezzo-sop, vc, pno, perc (PDF) Based on texts compiled from spam emails; premiere, at the 2009 Midwest Composers Symposium, with Monica Sciaky (mezzo), Pia Greiner (vc), Jonathan Lubin (pno), and Scott Verduin (perc); Ann Arbor, MI.
I. Click Here	II. >:-)
Composition in Blue, Yellow, and Red (2007) - 18' - jazz sextet (PDF) Long-form jazz composition inspired by the works of Piet Mondrian; premier, at Marc's senior composition recital, University of Alabama at Birmingham, March 27, 2007; featuring Marc LeMay (alto sax and gtr), Ben Kearns (alto sax and cl), Brad Steffens (tnr sax), Steven Lamphear (Chapman stick and pno), Aaron Branson (bass), Mac Kramer (drums). CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE COMPLETE LIVE RECORDING Trio No. 1: "The Spoon Bender" (2005) - 13' - vln, vc, pno Scherzoid: "The Blind Watchmaker" (2005) - 7' - cl, pno ___________________________________________________________


SOLO / ELECTROACOUSTIC Somewhere in Germany, 1945 (2010) - 16' - unaccompanied cello (PDF) Commissioned by cellist Paul Dwyer, as part of a concert tour featuring five other University of Michigan composers, all writing on the motive FUCHS (F-C-C-B-Eb). This piece was inspired by my grandfather J.T. LeMay's service in World War II, and the letters he wrote back to his wife Bessie. Mr. Dwyer's premier tour included performances in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Oberlin, and Ann Arbor. CLICK HERE to download Paul Dwyer's SOLO CELLO PREMIERS, featuring this piece		Paul Dwyer, at the Archer Ballroom in Chicago
Six of One for Saxophone (2007) - 10' - any unaccompanied sax (PDF) Six short pieces for unaccompanied sax, each inspired by a scene from Vellison Trimark's short story "Liko the Unicyclist." Four of the six were premiered March 9, 2009, at the University of Michigan, featuring Danny Hawthorne-Foss on alto saxophone.
I. Liko the Unicyclist II. Unicycle Race	III. Liko Falls in Love VI. Liko's Romance
The Crab (2006) - 11' - electric cello, soundfile, video (PDF) The result of the 2005-06 Hultgren/UAB Computer Music Ensemble Commissioning Prize. Co-sponsor Craig Hultgren plays the electric cello part, typically with the video/soundfile portion projected above him. The video, conceived as a modern silent film, is an allegorical tale of the danger of good ideas taken to their extreme conclusions. Mr. Hultgren premired The Crab on April 6, 2006, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and has since played it throughout the country and several more times in Alabama. See the complete video/recording below (in two parts):
		Rick James as "The Crab"
Lists (2005) - 5' - marimba, two cymbals, soundfile miDISCONTINUOUSnd (2005) - 8' - electric guitar and soundfile ___________________________________________________________
ORCHESTRA / CHOIR The Sleep of Reason Breeds Monsters (2007) - 18' - large orchestra (PDF) While not programmatic, this tone poem for large orchestra is inspired by and reflective of Francisco Goya's important art and ideas, especially as portrayed in "El sueño de la razon produce monstruos." The poetry of Wallace Stevens, the art of Pablo Picasso, and birdcalls I recorded in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia served as addition inspiration. It is scored in a single continuous movement, roughly divided into seven sections. The excerpts below are from a sample-library version I produced (the piece has yet to premier):
"Massacre" "Lynx" "Mice" CLICK HERE FOR THE COMPLETE DEMO This World is Not Conclusion (2007) - 4' - divisi SATB choir