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ECCE-:-ANIMA

By Sam L. Richards | Published: May 18, 2009

  As the director of the Eugene Contemporary Chamber Ensemble (ECCE), I am thrilled to announce its latest production: ANIMA. A concert of new compositions and choreography created in collaboration between graduate students of the School of Music and Dance at the University of Oregon. Two showings, May 29 and 30th @ 7:30pm in the newly [...]

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Rapture and the Agon

By Sam L. Richards | Published: May 9, 2009

I have now posted a recording my of recently performed piece for flute choir, Rapture and the Agon. You can read more about it and listen to the recording on its own page. Although this piece isn’t necessarily a typical departure from what might be called “proscenium-style” concert music (in the sense that there is no additional [...]

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Tall movies (and other dimensions too!)

By Sam L. Richards | Published: May 4, 2009

I think most of us have experienced the frustration of shooting a film, and then, considering our familiarity with still cameras, try to turn the video camera on its side to change the orientation to a “portrait.” Alas. As we all know, that never works, and if we don’t catch ourselves before we get too [...]

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parallaxis—fEARnoMUSIC—collaboration

By Sam L. Richards | Published: April 19, 2009

    I visited Portland this weekend to see a show by the new music ensemble fEARnoMUSIC. The show was titled parallaxis, and was a concert of modern chamber music, each work being combined and presented simultaneously with the work of a collaborative video artist. Great concert. Featured on the program were a smattering of movements from [...]

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Performances, April 17th & 18th

By Sam L. Richards | Published: April 11, 2009

Next weekend, April 17th and 18th, two of my works will be performed as part of the UORDC’s spring concert: The More We Get Together, a collaboration with choreographer Valerie Ifill, and After Hours in The Parlour Room, a collaboration with Alex Taylor. Come see the work of the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance Faculty [...]

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