J
A M E S S P R O U L |
works
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2009
...
the gravity of light emerging... |
for
Wind Ensemble
Written
for the CSU Bakersfield Community Wind Ensemble |
paranoid
android (MP3)
&
subterranean homesick alien (MP3)
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arrangements
of two Radiohead songs done for the CSU Stanislaus New Music Ensemble.
Performed
April 4th and 9th by the CSU Stanislaus New Music Ensemble
Tiffannie Payad (flute), Dan Ferreira (bass clarinet), Kyle Wheaton
(violin), Kiani Payne (cello), Cameron Spencer (percussion), Andy
Nevala (piano), Dustin Soiseth (conductor) |
2008
| winds
of another planet |
for
piano, trumpet and clarinet |
brass
fanfare |
a short
fanfare for brass choir and percussion |
| world
of X |
any
number of guitars in multiples of three - performed by Andy Bonney,
Eddie Ziggler and Jeff Audrey |
2007
|
flute/alto
flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, cello, piano - commissioned for
the 2nd annual San Francisco Chamber Winds Festival. Performed
by Chamber Mix:
Martha
Stoddard (flute/alto flute)
Karen Wells (clarinet/bass clarinet)
David Boyle (cello)
Timothy Zerlang (piano)
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| five
songs from the dream cycle |
soprano,
piano - the extracted five songs from my master's thesis rearranged
for voice and piano (from voice and chamber ensemble)
performed by Jessica Diana Salley (soprano) and James Sproul (piano) |
I
- Sleep is Supposed To Be (MP3)
III - A Long - Long Sleep - A Famous - Sleep (MP3)
V - We Dream (MP3)
VII - Dreams Are The Subtle Dower (MP3)
IX - Dreams - are well - but Waking's better (MP3) |
dream
cycle
for soprano and chamber ensemble |
soprano,
violin, viola, cello, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, piano, two
percussionists - my master's thesis - text by Carl Jung, Fernando
Pessoa, and Emily Dickinson. It has eleven movements, alternating
between a song (texts by Emily Dickinson) and an instrumental movement.
performed by Jessica Diana Salley (voice), Alaina Diehl (flute),
Tsai Joyce (clarinet), Justin Boros (bass clarinet), Dan McPherson
and Toni Myers (percussion), Leah Sproul (piano), Elizabeth Suffridge
(violin), Kasey Yeargin (viola), and Layne McNish (cello). Conducted
by Ben Nilles |
Prologue
- On The Nature of Dreams - text by Carl Jung
I - Sleep Is Supposed To Be
II - Bare Woods (MP3)
III - A Long-Long Sleep-A Famous-Sleep (MP3)
IV - Disbelief of Suspension (MP3)
V - We Dream
VI - Dance of Awkwards (MP3)
VII - Dreams Are The Subtle Dower
VIII - Cacophony of Momentary Thoughts (MP3)
IX - Dreams - are well - but Waking's better
Epilogue: I Have To Choose - text by Fernando Pessoa |
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2006
|
string
quartet - performed by:
violin
I - Elizabeth Suffridge
violin II - Jill Jantzen
viola - Kasey Yeargin
cello - Layne McNish
"Beautiful
music! ... powerful and inventive, much (American) spirit and
above all it has an original sound"
~
Frans Waltman
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|
a
life cycle in six parts - for orchestra - read and recorded by the
Oklahoma City University Philharmonic |
victimae |
trumpet,
marimba, cello - commissioned by James Leffler for his graduate
trumpet performance recital - performed by James Leffler (trumpet),
Dustin Jussila (marimba), and Jason Jupiterwala (cello) |
|
piano
solo - performed by Eun Hee Park |
colors
of autumn |
six
percussionists - performed by members of the Oklahoma City University
Percussion Ensemble |
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2005
woodwind
quintet No. 1 |
performed
by members of the Oklahoma City University instrumental department |
and
flowers picked themselves
(MP3) |
cello,
piano - based on a poem by e. e. cummings performed by
Sarah Carey (cello), James Sproul (piano) |
|
trumpet,
voice - text by langston hughes
performed by Mary Bellah (voice), James Sproul(trumpet) |
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2004
the
machine of perpetual angst
(MP3) |
two
cellos - performed by Charles Taggart and Sarah Carey |
|
solo
marimba - performed by Elizabeth Pollock |
|
performed by Mary Bellah and Amanda Sproul (pianos) |
trio:
piano, cello, contrabass (MP3) |
performed
by James Sproul (piano), Charles Taggart (cello), and Whitney Herbst
(contrabass) |
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2003
|
SATB
choir - text by Philip Booth - performed by members of the California
State University, Bakersfield Chamber Choir, under the direction
of Dr. Doug Davis |
violin
duet |
winner
of the 2004 Bakersfield Symphony New Direction Composition Competition.
Performed by members of the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra |
|
wind
ensemble - performed by the California State University, Bakersfield
Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Doug Davis |
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2002
Somnolence |
orchestra |
|
clarinet,
horn, piano, cello & contrabass |
Saiwa*
Compton 2*
Justin3*
Murray
Marie
Tersaellaara
Evan2
Johne
Rick*
Emily4*
*Arranged for solo piano for the 2002 Bakersfield
College Composers Concert
performed by James Sproul
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| Amanein |
solo
piano - performed by James Sproul |
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2000
March
of the Daffodils |
orchestra
- performed by the Bakersfield College Orchestra |
Last
Words |
small
wind ensemble - performed by members of the Bakersfield College
Wind Ensemble |
The
Eyes |
orchestra
- performed by the Bakersfield College Orchestra |
Tip-Toes |
brass
quintet - performed by members of the Bakersfield College Wind Ensemble |
The
Sneeze |
baritone
voice and piano - performed by James Sproul (piano) and Dr. John
Gerhold (voice) |
How
Suite |
solo
piano/piano duet - movements I & II performed by James Sproul,
movement III performed by James Sproul and Dr. John Gerhold |
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1999
An
Experience of Tiny |
large
orchestra - performed by the Bakersfield College Orchestra |
A
Romantic Episode for the Symphony of the Dead |
orchestra
- performed by the Bakersfield College Orchestra |
Something |
solo
piano - performed by James Sproul |
Swarm
- I, II, III |
brass
quintet - movement III performed by members of the Cal State, Bakersfield
Wind Ensemble |
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1998
The
Amusing Humor of a Small Wooden Boy |
concert
band - performed by the Bakersfield College Wind Ensemble |
Invisibility |
solo
piano - performed by James Sproul |
Cornucopia |
solo
piano - performed by the Bakersfield Symphony Pianist |
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1997
Velma |
piano duet - performed by Dr. John Gerhold and
Natalia Baker |
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