Joseph S. Lyons
Joseph S. Lyons
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Melismatic Murmuration #1-III (2022/2023) – David S. Ifland & Joseph S. Lyons [World Premiere]
"Melismatic Murmurations" began in 2022 as a series of electroacoustic improvisations for open instrumentation and interactive electronics. This ongoing series was initially developed by saxophonist and composer Joseph S. Lyons as well as sound designer and audio engineer David S. Ifland (​⁠@D.S.I.S.D). The title of Melismatic Murmurations is derived from the real-life flocking patterns of starlings which are called murmurations. Starling murmurations do not have designated leaders, nor is the exact flight path determined in advance. Rather, the flock spontaneously and instinctually makes these decisions as a group. The result is that these flocks seldom fly in an organized formation and ...
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Pieces of Sanity (2007) - Stacy Garrop
Просмотров 463 месяца назад
[Re-uploaded to fix audio] "Pieces of Sanity, for alto saxophone and piano, contains five miniatures. Each short movement represents a frozen snapshot of a particular state of mind. We follow the protagonist as he experiences five states: Rage and Despair (movements 1 and 2) give way to Euphoria (movement 3); Possessed (movement 4) culminates into Stoic (movement 5)." -program note by Stacy Gar...
Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 (1915) - Sergei Rachmaninoff
Просмотров 633 месяца назад
Sergei Rachmaninoff's "Vocalise" is the last of his "14 Romances, Op. 34," a collection of art songs that were published in 1915. This song without words was dedicated to soprano singer Antonina Nezhdanova, and today it is frequently performed by both vocalists and instrumentalists. This performance with pianist Claudio Olivera took place during my 2nd dissertation recital on February 20, 2023 ...
Capriol Suite (1926/2022) - Peter Warlock (arr. for Saxophone Ensemble by Joseph S. Lyons)
Просмотров 1544 месяца назад
Peter Warlock (born Philip Arnold Heseltine) originally composed "Capriol Suite" as a piano duet based on melodies from the "Orchésographie," a manual of Renaissance dances by Thoinot Arbeau. Warlock later scored this work for both string orchestra and full orchestra, though the string orchestra version is performed the most frequently of the three versions written by the composer. "Capriol Sui...
Three Preludes (1926/2024) - George Gershwin (arr. Joseph S. Lyons)
Просмотров 694 месяца назад
The Collective @ USC is the University of South Carolina School of Music's flagship graduate chamber ensemble for contemporary music, community engagement, and interdisciplinary collaboration. This arrangement of George Gershwin's "Three Preludes" was written for the quintet's Spring 2024 touring program "Postcards from Home," which featured arrangements of classical, folk, and commercial music...
Melismatic Murmuration #3-I (2024) - Joseph S. Lyons [World Premiere Performance]
Просмотров 1114 месяца назад
"Melismatic Murmurations" is an ongoing series of electroacoustic improvisations based on the flocking patterns of starlings (called murmurations) that was started in 2022 as a collaborative project between saxophonist Joseph S. Lyons and sound designer David S. Ifland. Starling murmurations do not have designated leaders, nor is the exact flight path determined in advance. Rather, the flock ma...
To the Edge (2020) - Garrett Fuller
Просмотров 1133 года назад
"This piece was commissioned by my friend and wonderful saxophonist Joseph Lyons. He approached me with the idea of writing a short, unaccompanied sax piece that highlighted something of my choice about the saxophone. I decided to focus on the glissando, an effect that I’ve always been drawn to, especially on sax. I find it fascinating how many different ways a glissando can be interpreted depe...
Partita in A Minor, BWV 1013 (1723) - Johann Sebastian Bach
Просмотров 1524 года назад
This performance of the Allemande, Sarabande, and Bourrée Anglaise from J. S. Bach's "Partita in A Minor, BWV 1013" won 1st place at the 2020 Georgia State University Honors Recital. I received the 2020 GSU School of Music Dean's Award for this performance. Allemande [0:33] Sarabande [4:11] Bourrée Anglaise [7:09] Performance Date: March 8, 2020 Georgia State University Florence Kopleff Recital...

Комментарии

  • @jimtownsend8010
    @jimtownsend8010 12 дней назад

    Really really cool, and great use of technology ...from a fellow musician: Really nice

    • @JosephSLyons
      @JosephSLyons 12 дней назад

      @@jimtownsend8010 Thank you so much, I’m glad you enjoyed it! There’s a whole playlist on my channel for this series if you wanna hear more stuff like this.

  • @F.A.D.E.R
    @F.A.D.E.R 4 месяца назад

    Such an Honor to have worked on this project with you both!

  • @marycaldwell6584
    @marycaldwell6584 4 месяца назад

    Awesome !

  • @dimatetkin
    @dimatetkin 4 месяца назад

    interesting, thank you for sharing!

  • @2by4est
    @2by4est 3 года назад

    Some fantastic music!!

  • @cummingsmusic
    @cummingsmusic 4 года назад

    Nice work on this. Sounds good!

  • @BDicksmusic
    @BDicksmusic 4 года назад

    Sounds awesome, Joe!! Really nice! :)